There is a little difference though. In contrast to a real element the prompt element can not be choosen by the user. Once the user has choosen something from your combo, she cannot go back to the default state.
Cheers, Ralf. On 12/12/06, stephen50232 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, "Clint Tredway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > there is an attribute called prompt for a combo box. use that to place that > text as the first line... now it will disappear once a selection is made. > > On 12/12/06, Van De Velde Hans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Either you include the first element in the CFCs (in a centralized > > way for all), > > or you add a result handler in ActionScript and add a first element in the > > result handler, > > or you extend the ComboBox to automatically add a first element. > > > > There are always many ways to do something, > > it's just up to you to evaluate which solution seems the best suited and > > the most maintainable. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] *On > > Behalf Of *stephen50232 > > *Sent:* dinsdag 12 december 2006 14:54 > > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Re: Default value for combo boxes > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Van De > > Velde Hans > > <hans.vandevelde@> wrote: > > > > > > Usually, I just add a first element in the dataProvider of the ComboBox. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto: > > flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>] On > > > Behalf Of stephen50232 > > > Sent: dinsdag 12 december 2006 12:48 > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com><flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Default value for combo boxes > > > > > > > > > > > > HI, > > > > > > Is there a property for the combo box component for a default value; > > > for example I want to insert "Please select..." in the top row of my > > > data bound combo boxes, which I thought would be a standard thing to > > > do, but I can't see the property you set for this default value. > > > Can anyone point me in the right direction? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > How do you do that? My data provider is the event.result from a call > > to a CFC method. > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://indeegrumpee.spaces.live.com/ > Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for.
-- Ralf Bokelberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Flex & Flash Consultant based in Cologne/Germany
