Don't you access properties in an XMLListCollection differently than in an ArrayCollection?
So rather than... var item:String = dataProv.getItemAt(i).dpID; it would be var item:String = dataProv.getItemAt(i)....@dpid; Try doing a debug of your code and see what is being returned also. --- In [email protected], Angelo Anolin <angelo_ano...@...> wrote: > > Hi FlexCoders, > > I would want to create a generic function to be able to set a ComboBox item. > > The function I have goes like this: > > private function selectComboItem(itemID:String, dataProv:XMLListCollection, > cmb:ComboBox, dpID:String) :void > { > for (var i:int = 0; i< dataProv.length; i++) > { > var item:String = dataProv.getItemAt(i).dpID; > > if(itemID == item) > { > cmb.selectedIndex = i; > break; > } > } > } > > dpID is the data item in the XML List collection which should match the > passed itemID. But I can't seem to get properly the item. > > Any suggestions highly appreciated. Thanks. >
