thanks for the suggestion, but that doesn't work
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Brendan Meutzner <bmeutz...@...> wrote:
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> [Bindable]
> public var collection:String = myDataProvider.data.name.[0];
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> Does that work?
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> On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 12:59 PM, mark.embrey <mark.c.emb...@...>wrote:
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> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
>