My pleasure Monette.
-TH
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Monette" <monett...@...> wrote:
>
> Tim,
> It works!!! Hooray!!! You Rock!!!
> Thank you so much for all your help.
> Monette
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "turbo_vb" <TimHoff@> wrote:
> >
> > Three time's a charm:
> >
> > var series:LineSeries = LineSeries( o.element );
> > var seriesIndex:int;
> >
> > for ( seriesIndex = 0; seriesIndex < myChart.series.length; seriesIndex++ )
> > {
> > var lineSeries:LineSeries = myChart.series[ seriesIndex ] as LineSeries;
> >
> > if ( lineSeries == series )
> > {
> > break;
> > }
> > }
> >
> > -TH
> >
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "turbo_vb" <TimHoff@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Cleaner:
> > >
> > > private function dtFunction( o:HitData ):String
> > > {
> > > var series:LineSeries = LineSeries( o.element ) as LineSeries;
> > > var seriesIndex:int;
> > >
> > > for ( seriesIndex = 0; seriesIndex < myChart.series.length;
> > > seriesIndex++ )
> > > {
> > > var lineSeries:LineSeries = myChart.series[ seriesIndex ] as
> > > LineSeries;
> > >
> > > if ( lineSeries.displayName == series.displayName )
> > > {
> > > break;
> > > }
> > > }
> > >
> > > var s:String = "<b>" + LineSeries( o.element ).displayName + "</b>\n";
> > > s += "<b>Books:</b> " + LineSeriesItem( o.chartItem ).yValue + "\n";
> > > s += "<b>Book rate:</b> " + o.item.session[ seriesIndex ].bookrate +
> > > "\n";
> > > s += "<b>Status:</b> " + o.item.session[ seriesIndex ].status + "\n";
> > >
> > > return s;
> > > }
> > >
> > > -TH
> > >
> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "turbo_vb" <TimHoff@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > So, maybe something like this:
> > > >
> > > > private function dtFunction( o:HitData ):String
> > > > {
> > > > var series:LineSeries = LineSeries( o.element ) as LineSeries;
> > > > var seriesIndex:int;
> > > >
> > > > for ( var a:int = 0; a < myChart.series.length; a++ )
> > > > {
> > > > var lineSeries:LineSeries = myChart.series[ a ] as
> > > > LineSeries;
> > > >
> > > > if ( lineSeries.displayName == series.displayName )
> > > > {
> > > > seriesIndex = a;
> > > > break;
> > > > }
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > var s:String = "<b>" + LineSeries( o.element ).displayName +
> > > > "</b>\n";
> > > > s += "<b>Books:</b> " + LineSeriesItem( o.chartItem ).yValue +
> > > > "\n";
> > > > s += "<b>Book rate:</b> " + o.item.session[ seriesIndex
> > > > ].bookrate + "\n";
> > > > s += "<b>Status:</b> " + o.item.session[ seriesIndex ].status +
> > > > "\n";
> > > >
> > > > return s;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > -TH
> > > >
> > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "turbo_vb" <TimHoff@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Easy enough, create a dictionary (id or name) when the series's are
> > > > > created; with the index. And/Or you can get the count from
> > > > > myChart.series.length.
> > > > >
> > > > > -TH
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Monette" <monettemm@> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > This will work. However, the series count is not limited to just
> > > > > > "3" series, it's count is dynamic depending on the amount of data
> > > > > > collected. So the code needs to check how many series exists and
> > > > > > then generate the datatip for the different series data points. It
> > > > > > is easy for me to accomplish this in VB.NET or vbscript but I am
> > > > > > just having problems accomplishing what I need in AS.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "turbo_vb" <TimHoff@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Ok, good. Not sure exactly what you're trying to do, but it's
> > > > > > > basically the same type of thing as the data function. It's all
> > > > > > > about getting to right data for the series. Here's some code for
> > > > > > > getting individual values and for calculating totals for the week
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > private function dtFunction( o:HitData ):String
> > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > var seriesId:String = LineSeries( o.element ).id;
> > > > > > > var seriesIndex:int;
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > switch ( seriesId )
> > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > case "s0":
> > > > > > > seriesIndex = 0;
> > > > > > > break;
> > > > > > > case "s1":
> > > > > > > seriesIndex = 1;
> > > > > > > break;
> > > > > > > case "s2":
> > > > > > > seriesIndex = 2;
> > > > > > > break;
> > > > > > > default:
> > > > > > > break;
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > var totalBooksForWeek:int = 0;
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > for ( var a:int = 0; a < 3; a++ )
> > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > var sessionBooks:int = o.item.session[ a ].books;
> > > > > > > totalBooksForWeek += sessionBooks;
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > var s:String = "<b>" + LineSeries( o.element ).displayName +
> > > > > > > "</b>\n";
> > > > > > > s += "<b>Books:</b> " + LineSeriesItem( o.chartItem ).yValue +
> > > > > > > "\n";
> > > > > > > s += "<b>Book rate:</b> " + o.item.session[ seriesIndex
> > > > > > > ].bookrate + "\n";
> > > > > > > s += "<b>Status:</b> " + o.item.session[ seriesIndex ].status +
> > > > > > > "\n";
> > > > > > > s += "<b>Total Books for All Sessions:</b> " +
> > > > > > > totalBooksForWeek + "\n";
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > return s;
> > > > > > > }
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > -TH
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Monette" <monettemm@> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Almost there! I assigned an id to each series - s1, s2, s3
> > > > > > > > etc. Below I
> > > > > > > > am trying to loop for the total amount of series. The values
> > > > > > > > show up
> > > > > > > > for bookrate and status but they are the incorrect values for
> > > > > > > > some of
> > > > > > > > the datapoints. If I define a as 0, 1 or 3 without the loop
> > > > > > > > the values
> > > > > > > > are correct for just that particular series. Why isn't the for
> > > > > > > > loop or
> > > > > > > > while loop working?
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks so much for your help Tim!
> > > > > > > > Monette
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > private function dtFunction( o:HitData ):String
> > > > > > > > var s:String;
> > > > > > > > for (var a:int=0; a < 3; a++)
> > > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > > var index:int = (LineSeries(o.element).id ==
> > > > > > > > "s" + a)? 0
> > > > > > > > : 1;
> > > > > > > > s = "<b>" + LineSeries(o.element).displayName
> > > > > > > > + "</b>
> > > > > > > > \n";
> > > > > > > > s += "<b>Books:</b> " +
> > > > > > > > LineSeriesItem(o.chartItem).yValue + "\n" + "<b>Book rate:</b>
> > > > > > > > " +
> > > > > > > > o.item.session[index].bookrate + "\n" ;
> > > > > > > > s += "<b>Status:</b> " +
> > > > > > > > o.item.session[index].status +
> > > > > > > > "\n" ;
> > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > return s;
> > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "turbo_vb" <TimHoff@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Assuming that you have assigned an id to each series
> > > > > > > > > ("baseline","2009-8"), you could use something like this:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > private function dtFunction( o:HitData ):String
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > var index:int = ( LineSeries( o.element ).id ==
> > > > > > > > > "baseline" ) ? 0
> > > > > > > > :
> > > > > > > > > 1;
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > var s:String = "<b>Book rate:</b> " + o.item.session[
> > > > > > > > > index
> > > > > > > > > ].bookrate;
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > return s;
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > -TH
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Monette" monettemm@ wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > Tim,
> > > > > > > > > > Your recommendation sounds so simple and logical but I am
> > > > > > > > > > not
> > > > > > > > getting
> > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > to work. My problem is parsing the XML and returning the
> > > > > > > > > > correct
> > > > > > > > info
> > > > > > > > > > for the datapoints. Following, is a sample of my XML file:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > <items>
> > > > > > > > > > <week name="1">
> > > > > > > > > > <session>
> > > > > > > > > > <sessionname>Baseline</sessionname>
> > > > > > > > > > <books>0</books>
> > > > > > > > > > <bookrate>2</bookrate>
> > > > > > > > > > <status>red</status>
> > > > > > > > > > </session>
> > > > > > > > > > <session>
> > > > > > > > > > <sessionname>2009-8</sessionname>
> > > > > > > > > > <books>0</books>
> > > > > > > > > > <bookrate>6</bookrate>
> > > > > > > > > > <status>red</status>
> > > > > > > > > > </session>
> > > > > > > > > > </week>
> > > > > > > > > > <week name="2">
> > > > > > > > > > <session>
> > > > > > > > > > <sessionname>Baseline</sessionname>
> > > > > > > > > > <books>0</books>
> > > > > > > > > > <bookrate>3</bookrate>
> > > > > > > > > > <status>red</status>
> > > > > > > > > > </session>
> > > > > > > > > > <session>
> > > > > > > > > > <sessionname>2009-8</sessionname>
> > > > > > > > > > <books>0</books>
> > > > > > > > > > <bookrate>1</bookrate>
> > > > > > > > > > <status>red</status>
> > > > > > > > > > </session>
> > > > > > > > > > </week>
> > > > > > > > > > </items>
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > What are your thoughts?
> > > > > > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > > > > > > Monette
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "turbo_vb" TimHoff@
> > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > Yeah, you're very close. Now it's just a matter of xml.
> > > > > > > > > > > I'd
> > > > > > > > start
> > > > > > > > > by
> > > > > > > > > > tracing o. If the children are still in o, then drill down.
> > > > > > > > > Otherwise,
> > > > > > > > > > you'll have to go and find the nodes; like you're trying
> > > > > > > > > > below.
> > > > > > > > Some
> > > > > > > > > > things that you can start with:
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > trace( o.toXMLString() );
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > var myXMLChildren:XMLList = o.children();
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > o.child("myProperty")[0].valueOf();
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > -TH
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Monette" monettemm@
> > > > > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Below is my DataTipFunction. The commented part on top
> > > > > > > > > > > > works
> > > > > > > > > fine.
> > > > > > > > > > > > However, there is additional information that I need to
> > > > > > > > > > > > include
> > > > > > > > > from
> > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > > > XML file into the data tip.
> > > > > > > > > > > > When I mouse over the datapoint I would like to
> > > > > > > > > > > > retrieve from
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > XML
> > > > > > > > > > > > file the additional child nodes that correspond with
> > > > > > > > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > datapoint.
> > > > > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > > > > > feel that I am very close and missing one piece. How
> > > > > > > > > > > > can I
> > > > > > > > > > accomplish
> > > > > > > > > > > > this dynamically by displaying the correct data for the
> > > > > > > > > > > > series?
> > > > > > > > > > Note, I
> > > > > > > > > > > > can have more than 1 series in the XML data file.
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > private function DTPFunction(o:HitData):String
> > > > > > > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > > > > > > //WORKS for data that is used on the
> > > > > > > > > > > > chart x
> > > > > > > > and
> > > > > > > > > y
> > > > > > > > > > > > values
> > > > > > > > > > > > //var s:String;
> > > > > > > > > > > > //s = "<b>" +
> > > > > > > > LineSeries(o.element).displayName
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > "</b>
> > > > > > > > > > > > \n";
> > > > > > > > > > > > //s += "<b>Books:</b> " +
> > > > > > > > > > > > LineSeriesItem(o.chartItem).yValue + "\n" + "<b>Book
> > > > > > > > > > > > rate:</b> "
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > > > series. o.item.session.bookrate + "\n" ;
> > > > > > > > > > > > //s += "<b>Status:</b> " +
> > > > > > > > o.item.session.status
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > "\n"
> > > > > > > > > > > > ;
> > > > > > > > > > > > //END WORKS
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > var s:String;
> > > > > > > > > > > > var a:int=0;
> > > > > > > > > > > > var fNode:XML = chart.dataProvider[0];
> > > > > > > > > > > > if
> > > > > > > > > > > > ((LineSeries(o.element).displayName) ==
> > > > > > > > > > > > fNode.child('sessionname'))
> > > > > > > > > > > > {
> > > > > > > > > > > > s = "<b>" +
> > > > > > > > > > > > o.item.session.sessionname[a] +
> > > > > > > > > "</b>
> > > > > > > > > > \n";
> > > > > > > > > > > > s += "<b>Books:</b> " +
> > > > > > > > > > > > o.item.session.books[a]
> > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > "\n" +
> > > > > > > > > > > > "<b>Book rate:</b> " + o.item.session.bookrate[a] +
> > > > > > > > > > > > "\n" ;
> > > > > > > > > > > > s += "<b>Status:</b> " +
> > > > > > > > o.item.session.status[a]
> > > > > > > > > +
> > > > > > > > > > > > "</size>\n" ;
> > > > > > > > > > > > a++
> > > > > > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > > > > > return s;
> > > > > > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > > > > > > > > Monette
> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "turbo_vb"
> > > > > > > > > > > > <TimHoff@> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > If the dataTipFunction doesn't give you enough
> > > > > > > > > > > > > flexibility,
> > > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > > > > could
> > > > > > > > > > > > try a dataTipRenderer. In either case, you can drill
> > > > > > > > > > > > down to
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > > child
> > > > > > > > > > > > nodes there.
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > -TH
> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Monette"
> > > > > > > > > > > > > monettemm@ wrote:
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > The line chart displays multiple series created
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > with the
> > > > > > > > > > > > seriesDataFunction (assigning the x and y points). The
> > > > > > > > > > > > XML file
> > > > > > > > > > > > includes additional child nodes per item that I would
> > > > > > > > > > > > like to
> > > > > > > > > > include in
> > > > > > > > > > > > the datatip. How do I include those items? When I use
> > > > > > > > > o.item.rate,
> > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > > > > > lists all the rates for each series in the datatip.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Monette
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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