Malik,
I'm not sure if your xml has to be formatted that way, depending on
what your working with(if your getting your xml from a service that is
already in place, and other code is already using that formatted xml)
then you would be forced to use the xml as is...
but if at all possible, try to format your xml this way
<companies>
<company name="Macrosoft">
<contact name="Bill Bates"/>
<contact name="Mark Smith"/>
</company>
<company name="Oracle Corporation">
<contact name="Larry Jobs"/>
</company>
</companies>
now you can use the label="@name" in your mx:Tree
there are also some things you will definitely want to look at in the
example on my blog...
This issue was pondering me, so i made and example to see what was
going on, and your right it is acting weird in the tree... so anyway
check out the example... it's at the bottom of the page on my blog...
it says "CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE EXAMPLE"
http://axel.cfwebtools.com/index.cfm/2007/2/6/Returning-a-query-to-flex-as-xml
I'm always looking for more subscribers and comments, so please
subscribe... I usually put up and example on almost every post, unless
i'm just throwing up a link i want to remember.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "malik_robinson"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Tracy,
>
> When I do a trace as you indicated. I see this:
>
> <companies>
> <company name="Macrosoft">
> <contact>
> <displayName>Bill Bates</displayName>
> </contact>
> <contact>
> <displayName>Mark Smith</displayName>
> </contact>
> </company>
> <company name="Oracle Corporation">
> <contact>
> <displayName>Larry Jobs</displayName>
> </contact>
> </company>
> </companies>
>
> And this is what I see when my tree is rendered also.
>
> -Malik
>
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <tspratt@> wrote:
> >
> > Have you determined that model.treeData contains valid xml?
> > (trace(treeData.toXMLString())) If it does, then the tree should work
> > like you have it. You will need to set the "labelField" property for
> > the label, or use a labelFunction if the data you want for the label
> is
> > not a top-level porperty/attribute of the item node.
> >
> >
> >
> > Also, I am not familiar with RemoteObject, so this may not apply, but
> > you may need to set resultFormat="e4x". Also, if the data service was
> > HTTPService, I would do the result handler like this:
> >
> > public function result( event:ResultEvent ):void {
> > var xmlResult:XML = XML(event.result);
> >
> > trace(xmlResult.toXMLString());
> > model.treeData = xmlResult;
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > if you see good xml but are still having difficulty, take the model
> > class out of the picture and assign the dataProvider directly:
> >
> > acTree.dataProvider = xmlResult;
> >
> >
> >
> > Tracy
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> On
> > Behalf Of malik_robinson
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 3:09 PM
> > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Populate Tree with data from a query?
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > That helps a bit, in my tree I am seeing the actual xml when I run my
> > application in flex. I have CFC function returning a string, I tried
> > having return xml and same thing.
> >
> > *******************
> > After I make my remote object call in my result handler I have this:
> >
> > public function result( data:Object ):void {
> > var event:ResultEvent = data as ResultEvent
> > model.treeData = event.result as XML;
> > }
> >
> > It seems I have to cast it as XML otherwise in my "model" I get a
> 'type'
> > error
> >
> > **************
> > In my model which is a [Bindable] class I have:
> >
> > public var treeData:XML;
> >
> > ******************
> > And in the view I have
> >
> > <mx:Tree id="acTree"
> > width="50%"
> > height="100%"
> > showRoot="false"
> > dataProvider="{model.treeData}"
> > change="treeChanged(event)"
> > />
> >
> > Any help appreciated as I am getting the actual xml in the tree. How
> do
> > you get the label to work also?
> >
> > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>
> > , "jensen.axel" axel@ wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Malik,
> > >
> > > I have never exactly populated a tree with straight query data, i
> > > usually convert it to xml first within the cfc that i'm calling, and
> i
> > > return a string from that cfc... it took some playing with but i
> > > eventually got it...
> > >
> > > google the following:
> > >
> > > "using cfxml returning it to flex?" or something along those
> lines...
> > > that will teach you how to convert your query to xml... but the
> thing
> > > is, flex doesn't want the actual xml doc from coldfusion, it wants
> the
> > > valid string format...
> > >
> > > here is my example
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://axel.cfwebtools.com/index.cfm/2007/2/6/Returning-a-query-to-flex-
> > \
> > as-xml#more
> >
> <http://axel.cfwebtools.com/index.cfm/2007/2/6/Returning-a-query-to-flex
> > -as-xml#more>
> > >
> > > once you get it into flex, it will be declared as xml, and then in
> > > your mx:Tree your going to declare a showRoot="false"
> > >
> > > the blog might be a little hard to follow, but I hope it helps.
> > >
> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "malik_robinson"
> > > Malik_Robinson@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I want to display a list of companies and contacts associated with
> > each
> > > > company in my app. I think a tree can do this, but I wanted to ask
> > how
> > > > can I populate a tree from a query? I would like the folders to be
> > the
> > > > companies and when you expand the folder you see a list of
> contacts
> > > > associated.
> > > >
> > > > I am using CF so in CF I have a query that does a group by so I'd
> > like
> > > > to use that and populate the tree but I am unsure on how to do
> this.
> > I
> > > > understand the tree needs a data provider, but how do I handle the
> > > > grouping?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > > -M
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
