I found a ben forta blog about how to do that and it is linked in my blog: http://web.mac.com/maunger/iWeb/MitchBlog/Chattering/E2D81F98-2575-4E33-8F4D-FB8BAFFA22C5.html
--- In [email protected], "malik_robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > How do I set the selectedIndex of a <mx:ComboBox> equal to that of what > comes back in the result from a remote object call when the component is > loaded?? > > In my array I have the user's "state_code" and if they have a value for > that I want to set the selectedIndex to that value. Seems as if it > should be simple enough. I am *thinking* I would need a function to do > this that would get called upon "creationComplete", but maybe someone > can provide a code snippet on how I would go about this. > > I have this in my form: > > <mx:FormItem label="City / State" direction="vertical"> > > <mx:TextInput id="city" text="{model.UserArray[0].city}"/> > > <mx:ComboBox id="state_code" dataProvider="{model.stateList}" > labelField="stateName"/> > > </mx:FormItem> > > Thanks, > > -Malik >

