Now I'm really lost. I don't think there is a filterFunction on an HTTPService object.
initApp() is being called in creationComplete and there's no guarantee that the service has returned data by then. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of jovialrandor Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 1:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Cannot use 'filterFunction' from an HTTPService request Alex, I have the results returned in tin initApp function: <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> " layout="vertical" creationComplete="initApp();" backgroundGradientColors="[#c0c0c0, #808080]" xmlns:mxeffects="com.adobe.ac.mxeffects.*"> public function initApp():void { sanData.filterFunction=processFilter; sanData.send(); } --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > When do yo apply the filter? initApp probably gets called before the > results return. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of jovialrandor > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 9:09 AM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [flexcoders] Cannot use 'filterFunction' from an HTTPService > request > > > > I want to setup a datagrid that can filter from a textfield. I have > data coming back from an API using the HTTPRequest tag. I know the > filterFunction only works with ArrayCollection, but I thought that > the data returned was in form of a ArrayCollection. > > However when I try to use the following function, it gives me an > error. > > public function initApp():void > { > > // Set filter function // Be careful to set > filterFunction // only after ArrayCollection has been // > populated. > // sanData.filterFunction=processFilter; > } > > public function processFilter(item:Object):Boolean > { > var result:Boolean=false; > > // If no filter text, or a match, then true > if (!item.name.length > || item.Expr2.toUpperCase().indexOf > (txtFilter.text.toUpperCase()) >= 0) > result=true; > > return result; > } > > Here is the HTTP call > > <mx:HTTPService id="sanData" url="someAPI" > result="sanDataHandler(event)"/> > > Thanks >
