Ar you sure prompt does not work with mxModel? In the example below, there is a prompt on both a staticly defined array and on one populated from a call to HTTPService, and both work.
If you can't get this to work, use a handler function on the Result event, and use addItemAt() to add an initial value. Tracy <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.macromedia.com/2003/mxml"; initialize="initApp()"> <mx:Script> public var aDP:Array = [ {label:"A", data:0}, {label:"B", data:1}, {label:"C", data:2}]; public var aDP2:Array; private function initApp():Void { dsListData.send(); //cb2.setStyle("backgroundDisabledColor", "0xFFFF00"); //does not work } private function onResult(oEvent:Object):Void { aDP2 = oEvent.result.list.item; } </mx:Script> <mx:HTTPService id="dsListData" url="http://localhost:8700/flex/Samples/_ListData.xml"; result="onResult(event)" /> <mx:ComboBox dataProvider="{aDP}" width="150" prompt="test" /> <mx:ComboBox id="cb2" dataProvider="{aDP2}" width="150" prompt="test2" backgroundDisabledColor="0xFFFF00" disabledColor="#339900"/> </mx:Application> -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dave7273 Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 10:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Adding First Element within ComboBox Control I am trying to do a search screen that includes a comboBox control. I want to query the database to retrieve the valid values the user can select, but also want to include a default value of "All Widgets" at the beginning of the comboBox. I am able to use the prompt property to have my first value added, but only if I have a literal list that I have defined (i.e. not using a model). Any ideas of the best way of doing this? <script stuff> var first_widget = [{label:"All Widgets", data:""}]; </script stuff> <mx:Model id="WidgetModel"> {Widget.getWidgets.result} </mx:Model> <mx:ComboBox id="cboWidgets" dataProvider="{WidgetModel}" height="22" prompt="{first_role}"/> Thanks! -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
