Thanks Doug, I've done just that! Hopefully I'll get some help with a better titled thread. Thanks!
On 2/5/07, Doug Lowder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Here's a complete example that may help. This is just the first issue, how to get the item under the mouse on rollover; setting the tree's tooltip is another story. You may want to either search the archives (seems like a possible bug to me), or start a new topic specifically on setting the tooltip of a tree control. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- Tree control example. --> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.events.ListEvent; public function onItemRollOver(event: ListEvent) : void { ta.text = [EMAIL PROTECTED]; } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:XMLList id="treeData"> <node label="Mail Box"> <node label="Inbox"> <node label="Marketing"/> <node label="Product Management"/> <node label="Personal"/> </node> <node label="Outbox"> <node label="Professional"/> <node label="Personal"/> </node> <node label="Spam"/> <node label="Sent"/> </node> </mx:XMLList> <mx:Panel title="Tree Control Example" height="75%" width="75%" paddingTop="10" paddingLeft="10" paddingRight="10" paddingBottom="10"> <mx:Label width="100%" color="blue" text="Select a node in the Tree control."/> <mx:HDividedBox width="100%" height="100%"> <mx:Tree width="50%" height="100%" labelField="@label" itemRollOver="onItemRollOver(event as ListEvent)" showRoot="false" dataProvider="{treeData}" /> <mx:TextArea id="ta" height="100%" width="50%" text=""/> </mx:HDividedBox> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application> --- In [email protected], "Greg Morphis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Tried that too, that bombs > I was doing some searching on dataTipFunction and saw the item:Object > and thought I'd give it a try.. it doesnt bomb, just fires on the > parent node not the child > E.G > AR > |___Little Rock > |________ABC Street > > > it gets triggered on the city instead of the address > > item contains the data of the XML apparently... when I just did a > item.toString(); > depending on the level I was at I saw the XML > > > On 2/5/07, Doug Lowder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > If that code is based on my previous post, the itemRenderer should > > come from the event, not the item. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Greg Morphis" gmorphis@ > > wrote: > > > > > > So I tried > > > private function handleDataTip > > (item:Object):String{ > > > return > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > > } > > > > > > and this works on the parent node but not the child node.. > > > Am I missing something? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/4/07, Greg Morphis gmorphis@ wrote: > > > > Do you guys have any examples or know wher I can look for some > > using > > > > the itemRenderer to add the toolTip to the node itself? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > On 2/2/07, Greg Morphis gmorphis@ wrote: > > > > > Thanks guys, I'll look into doing that. > > > > > Tracy can you provide an example? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > On 2/2/07, Doug Lowder douglowder@ wrote: > > > > > > Yeah, moving the mouse off the tree and then back again to > > see the new > > > > > > toolTip text is exactly what I was talking about. The event > > fires > > > > > > correctly, it just seems that dynamically changing the > > toolTip that > > > > > > way isn't supported for some reason. > > > > > > > > > > > > I also thought that the combination of showDataTips and > > dataTipField > > > > > > property settings you have would work, but seems that's no > > good > > > > > > either. Check the archives; it's possible that's a known > > bug in the > > > > > > tree control. > > > > > > > > > > > > You may have to check out Tracy's suggestion of using an > > itemRenderer > > > > > > and setting the toolTip on the node itself. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Greg Morphis" > > <gmorphis@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Doug, thanks for the reply > > > > > > > That works great, and I think I found the snag.. > > itemRollOver doesnt > > > > > > fire > > > > > > > when I move from item to item.. I have to move out of the > > Tree and > > > > > > back in > > > > > > > and on another item for it to change? Is that why you said > > that the > > > > > > toolTip > > > > > > > wasnt want I needed? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried playing around with the dataField.. I thought > > that was > > > > > > going to be > > > > > > > the route to go also.. it should be as simple as > > > > > > > dataTipField="@mgrname" showDataTips="true" > > > > > > > right? > > > > > > > That doesnt do anything that I'm aware of. Do you have an > > example of > > > > > > using > > > > > > > that with a Tree element? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again, I've been so frustrated with this today.. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/2/07, Doug Lowder <douglowder@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You may want to look at the dataTipFunction property of > > Tree > > > > > > instead of > > > > > > > > using toolTip, since I don't think toolTip will give you > > the > > > > > > results you > > > > > > > > want. That said, you can use the following to get the > > tree item > > > > > > under the > > > > > > > > mouse: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > import mx.events.ListEvent; > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > public function onItemRollOver(event: > > ListEvent) : void { > > > > > > > > trace([EMAIL PROTECTED]); > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <mx:Tree itemRollOver="onItemRollOver(event > > as > > > > > > ListEvent)" ... > > > > > > > > /> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Assuming your XML dataprovider looks similar to the > > following: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <mx:XMLList id="treeData"> > > > > > > > > <node label="Mail Box"> > > > > > > > > <node label="Inbox"> > > > > > > > > <node label="Marketing"/> > > > > > > > > <node label="Product Management"/> > > > > > > > > <node label="Personal"/> > > > > > > > > </node> > > > > > > > > <node label="Outbox"> > > > > > > > > <node label="Professional"/> > > > > > > > > <node label="Personal"/> > > > > > > > > </node> > > > > > > > > <node label="Spam"/> > > > > > > > > <node label="Sent"/> > > > > > > > > </node> > > > > > > > > </mx:XMLList> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Greg Morphis" > > <gmorphis@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > can anyone assist me in this? > > > > > > > > > I've tried using itemRollOver, no luck, I can only get > > it on click. > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know if it's possible to get the tree item > > that the > > > > > > mouse is > > > > > > > > over? > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/2/07, Greg Morphis gmorphis@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > anyone? > > > > > > > > > > Is there anyway to capture the leaf that the mouse is > > > > > > currently over? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <mx:Tree id="locationsTree" > > > > > > > > > > height="100%" > > > > > > > > > > width="100%" > > > > > > > > > > dataProvider="{ MyModel.getInstance > > ().allLocationsXML }" > > > > > > > > > > labelField="@label" > > > > > > > > > > defaultLeafIcon="@Embed('/assets/images/icon_a.png')" > > > > > > > > > > itemClick="loadLocation( event )"> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > </mx:Tree> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've got a field in my XML called mgrname and would > > like to > > > > > > make it > > > > > > > > > > the toolTip text of the Tree when mousing over the > > leaves. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/2/07, Greg Morphis gmorphis@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > BTW, the error message I get is > > > > > > > > > > > TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property > > or method > > > > > > of a null > > > > > > > > > > > object reference. > > > > > > > > > > > at > > > > > > > > com.alltel.rapid.aopscheduler.view::SearchByLocationView/::getRSM > > > > > > > > () > > > > > > > > > > > at > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > com.alltel.rapid.aopscheduler.view::SearchByLocationView/__locationsT > > ree_rollOver > > > > > > > > () > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > when trying.. > > > > > > > > > > > private function getRSM(event : MouseEvent ):void { > > > > > > > > > > > locationsTree.toolTip = > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks again > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 2/2/07, Greg Morphis gmorphis@ wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to set up a toolTip for the Tree Node > > and get > > > > > > some data > > > > > > > > in > > > > > > > > > > > > it from XML.. > > > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone have experience in doing this? > > > > > > > > > > > > I do something like > > > > > > > > > > > > rollOver(getName(event)) in the Tree > > > > > > > > > > > > however that forces a MouseEvent, which doesn't > > have the > > > > > > > > > > > > selectedTarget method... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I can get the data on click, using > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > , > > > > > > > > > > > > but I want to do it as they roll over the Tree > > leafs. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anyways, has anyone done this before and can > > offer some help? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > > > > > FAQ: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > > > > > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%<http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%25> > > 40yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Yahoo! 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