In response: 1) I apparently must use {categoryData.allAvailableCategories.source} as the source attribute because FlexBuilder complains about cast of ArrayCollection to Array.
2) If I make the change in #1, then I get the warning that Data binding will not be able to detect assignments. How can I make that go away? --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Manish Jethani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 5/6/07, arieljake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [snip] > > It seems that setting the filterFunction is affecting the > > allAvailableCategories variable when I trace the length of the > > allAvailableCategories variable after the listData is refreshed. > > > > Why? > > > > here is the code: > > > > <model:CategoryData id="categoryData" /> > > <mx:ArrayCollection id="listData" /> > > <mx:Binding source="{categoryData.allAvailableCategories}" > > destination="listData" /> > > <mx:List id="categoryList" dataProvider="{listData}" /> > > I think you want to do this instead: > > <ArrayCollection id="listData" > source="{categoryData.allAvailableCategories}" /> > > i.e. remove the binding and use the source property of the collection. >