--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen" <sd_br...@...> wrote:
>
> This is a Flex 4 problem.
>
> I have dynamically filled a drop down box using PHP Data/Services and wish to
> set the initial display to the current Engineer. What I have is the value of
> the EngineerId.
>
> I have tried to access the values of the dropdown with no louk either, I feel
> like I'm getting no where, any help is much appreciated.
>
> CREATE VIEW view_engineer
> AS SELECT
> EngineerId,
> EngineerFullName
> FROM tblEngineer;
>
> <mx:FormItem label="Name:">
> <s:DropDownList width="200"
> id="dropDownList"
> creationComplete="dropDownList_creationCompleteHandler(event)"
> labelField="EngineerFullName">
> <s:AsyncListView id="alvEngineer"
> list="{getAllDisp_engineer_fullnameResult.lastResult}"/>
> </s:DropDownList>
> </mx:FormItem>
>
You'll need to look through the ArrayCollection and get either the index or the
actual item with that id so that you can set the selected item/index.
