Actually, as I understand it, I am using ActionScript to create a variable, but I am then binding that to an mxml component, no?
anyway, any ideas of how to do this? thanks! Mark --- In [email protected], "valdhor" <valdhorli...@...> wrote: > > That would never have worked in Flex 3. > > You are trying to use a binding expression in ActionScript code which will > never work. Binding expressions like that will only work in MXML code. > > --- In [email protected], "mark.embrey" <mark.c.embrey@> 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/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf6\ > > 9084-7d85.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 > > >
