Keith, It was very kind of you to provide your function to me. This will definitely work for me. I was just hoping I could avoid manipulating the xml but I suppose theres nothing too wrong with it unless the XML is huge hehe.
Thanks a ton! Best Regards, - - Dan --- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Run this method over your XML before using it as you dataProvider. > Probably a better way to do but it worked for me in similar situation. > > var myXMLWithBranches:XML=iconizeXML(myOriginalXML); > //--------------- > > > > private function iconizeXML(xmlobj:XML):XML > { > function iconize(xml:XML):XML > { > if(xml.localName().indexOf("parent") != -1){ > [EMAIL PROTECTED]"true"; > } > var n:int=0; > var c:XML; > while(n < xml.children().length()){ > c=xml.children()[n]; > iconize(c); > n++; > } > return xml; > } > return iconize(xmlobj); > } > > > > --Keith H-- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: discipl4 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thursday, May 31, 2007 3:19 pm > Subject: [flexcoders] Empty branch in a TREE - show folder instead of > file icon? > To: [email protected] > > > Hi friends - thanks in advance for any help you can provide. I am > > displaying a simple XML in a TREE component and if I have an empty > > branch, it shows up as a file icon instead of a folder - which is > > expected. > > > > My XML looks like > > > > <root> > > <parent1> > > <child1> > > <parent2> > > </root> > > > > Parent one is a folder... parent two is a file. > > > > The underlying dataprovider is an XMLListCollection. How can I > > declare each parent node as a branch? I basically want to insert > > 'isBranch=true' onto each parent node. > > > > Thanks! > > > > - - Dan > > > > >
