[flexcoders] Re: XML data bound to a chart- this should work!

[barry.beattie]

many thanx Ely, that got it going. you are indeed correct and it makes
sence now (mea maximus culpa)

but does that mean the docs are wrong? look at the "month" attribute:
(http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=LiveDocs_Book_Parts&file=charts_intro_108_12.html)

I haven't seen an example in the docs that use "@month"

<data>
    <result month="Jan-04">
        <apple>81768</apple>
        <orange>60310</orange>
        <banana>43357</banana>
    </result>
    <result month="Feb-04">
        <apple>81156</apple>
        <orange>58883</orange>
        <banana>49280</banana>
    </result>
</data>

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- charts/XMLFileDataProvider.mxml -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";>
  <mx:Model id="results" source="../assets/data.xml"/>
  <mx:Panel title="Line Chart">
     <mx:LineChart id="chart" dataProvider="{results.result}">

        <!--   HERE!    -->
        <mx:horizontalAxis>
           <mx:CategoryAxis categoryField="month"/>
        </mx:horizontalAxis>

        <mx:series>
           <mx:LineSeries yField="banana" displayName="Banana"/>
           <mx:LineSeries yField="apple" displayName="Apple"/>
           <mx:LineSeries yField="orange" displayName="Orange"/>
        </mx:series>
     </mx:LineChart>
  </mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>