Can you somehow send me your code? This is agitating. Value Objects are abt 100x better anyway tho...
-Julian ________________________________ From: Dan Pride <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 5:14:59 PM Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Syntax Question I tried all that in the first hour. None of it works I have been resisting it but I think I am just going to rewrite the whole damn thing in value objects. i started this app some time ago leveraging off the auto generated php code for a database table. The references have been a pain ever since. I would truely like to know why nothing anybody has suggested has worked tho. It really bugs me. Dan --- On Sat, 11/21/09, Julian Alexander <wb...@ymail. com> wrote: >From: Julian Alexander <wb...@ymail. com> >Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Syntax Question >To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com >Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 4:53 PM > > >> > > > > > > > >> > >Alright Dan.. so we're going to solve this. After this much back-and-forth, >we've gotta make it work. > >So here's the deal: > >if you use my statement and squat is just XML, then you're almost there. > >It should be something like this > ><yourObject> > <name>GZAW08</name> > <otherProperty>value</otherProperty> > <etc... /> ></yourObject> > >With your variable squat, you can then access a specific property of it by >saying, for example, squat.name - that will give you the value. If you want >it as a string, you can also say squat.name.toString (). > >Just to clarify earlier, if you had > ><yourObject name="GZAW08" etc.../> > >then you would use squ...@name. > >-Julian > > > > ________________________________ From: Dan Pride <danielpride@ yahoo.com> >To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com >Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 4:09:59 PM >Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Syntax Question > > > > > >> > >Yes I would think something this absurdly simple would be a single sentence >reply which I could cut and paste,... unfortunately not. > >This statement with the variable uncast >var crapola = squaresGrid. selectedItem. NameCol; > >returns as follows in the debugger >this >Center (@137ef0a1) > crapola XMLList (@1ce7c461) > [0] XML > <Name> > > "GZAW08" > >Your statement > var squat:XML = XML(squaresGrid. selectedItem) ; >returned just XML >Neither of the two options you stated worked. >It is the string > "GZAW08" which I am trying to return. >I am ready to throw something, sorry to visit this on you. > > >--- On Sat, 11/21/09, Julian Alexander <wb...@ymail. com> wrote: > > >>From: Julian Alexander <wb...@ymail. com> >>Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Syntax Question >>To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com >>Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 2:08 PM >> >> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> >> >>Why the heck do you need to re-cast as an XMLListCollection? >> >>This is a actually really simple... >> >>var squat:XML = XML(squaresGrid. selectedItem) ; >>var myValue:String = squ...@myproperty OR squat.myProperty (depending on if >>it's a node or attribute) >> >>It does work. I've done it hundreds of times. Don't know what you're doing >>wrong... >> >>-Julian >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: Dan Pride <danielpride@ yahoo.com> >>To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com >>Sent: >> Sat, November 21, 2009 11:43:34 AM >>Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Syntax Question >> >> >> >> >> >>>> >> >>Thanks for the response. >>Its an ArrayCollection of XML objects. >> >>var squat:XMLList = squaresGrid. selectedItem. NameCol; >>will trace as an XML List but I can not seem to get the list >>to then recast as an XMLListCollection so I can get at it. >> >>Thanks >>Dan >> >>--- On Sat, 11/21/09, Julian Alexander <wb...@ymail. com> wrote: >> >> >>>From: Julian Alexander <wb...@ymail. com> >>>Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Syntax Question >>>To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com >>>Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009, 11:14 AM >>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>Dan, >>> >>>The problem (I assume) is that the object you're getitng back isn't XML. I >>>was using that as an example, but when you use the "as" operator if the >>>object isn't that type it will always return null. >>> >>>What is your data provider? Is it an array of objects? XML? It all depends >>>on what you're doing. Either way, it's based on a list. Getting the >>>selected item will give you a generic "object" that you need to cast to >>>whichever data type (actually, you don't have to but it's nicer) at which >>>point you have all of the properties accessible and you can grab the same >>>property that the first column is bound to. >>> >>>-Julian >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ From: Dan Pride <danielpride@ yahoo.com> >>>To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com >>>Sent: Sat, November 21, 2009 7:42:28 AM >>>Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Syntax Question >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>Julian... Apparently you are wrong? >>> >>>When I do it with an untyped var I get an object with an XMLList for each >>>grid column >>> var squat = dataGrid.selectedIt em; >>> >>>This >>>var myValue:XML = dataGrid.selectedIt em as XML; >>>returns null for myValue >>> >>>Why is it such Rocket Science to get the first value in a column? >>>Very frustrating for something that should be so simple. >>> >>>Thanks for the help >>>Dan >>> >>>--- On Fri, 11/20/09, Julian Alexander <wb...@ymail. com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>From: Julian Alexander <wb...@ymail. com> >>>>Subject: Re: >>>> [flexcoders] Syntax Question >>>>To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com >>>>Date: Friday, November 20, 2009, 10:53 PM >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>You can't access the value from the column name - getting the selected >>>>value will give you the entire row that the datagrid is displaying from >>>>which you can get the value you're looking for. In other words, if you >>>>have an XMLList as your dataProvider, you can do something like: >>>> >>>>var myValue:XML = dataGrid.selectedIt em as XML; >>>>var myName:String = myval...@name. >>>> >>>>Make sense? >>>> >>>>-Julian >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ________________________________ From: Dan Pride >>>> <danielpride@ yahoo.com> >>>>To: flexcod...@yahoogro ups.com >>>>Sent: Fri, November 20, 2009 9:43:33 PM >>>>Subject: [flexcoders] Syntax Question >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>On Creation complete I am filling a datagrid and I want to select the first >>>>value listed from the Name Column (NameCol) >>>> >>>>>>>>What is the syntax? >>>>>>>>dataGrid.selectedIn dex = 0; >>>>>>>>Value = dataGrid.selectedIt em.NameCol; >>>> >>>>>>>>Does not work. why not? >>>> >>>>>>>>Thanks >>>>>>>>Dan >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
