[Bindable] public var collection:String = myDataProvider.data.name.[0]; Does that work?
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 12:59 PM, mark.embrey <mark.c.emb...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Adobe, in their infinite wisdom, removed the "data" property from Spark > TextInput. > > There is an example of assigning bindable data to a variable for use in the > text value with Flex 4 at Binding to an MXML TextInput > control<http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf69084-7d85.html>. > I have tried to implement this technique but have still been unable to get > it to work. > > When I specify the following: > > [Bindable] > public var collection:String="{myDataProvider.data.name.[0]}"; > > I simply receive the following in my textInput field: > > > {myDataProvider.data.name.[0]} > > Does anyone have any ideas as to how I might specify a bindable variable > such that it will display as desired ? > > (FWIW, this worked like a charm in Flex 3) > > > thanks! > > MCE > >