Tracy, thanks for the resource links. --- In [email protected], "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Personally I do not want to wade through and analyze you code. Post the > relevant parts as needed. > > > > There is a partial list of resources. > > > > Tracy > > > > Flex sites/blogs: > > Adobe: > > http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/ DEVNET - start here! > > http://www.adobe.com/products/flex/productinfo/faq/ > > http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/communityengine/index.cfm? event=homepage&pr > oductId=2 > > http://blogs.adobe.com/ > > http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna/ > > http://labs.adobe.com/ > > http://labs.adobe.com/community/ > > http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm#loc=en_us&view=sn610&; vie > wName=Adobe%20Exchange&avm=1 > > http://blogs.adobe.com/flexdoc/ > > http://nondocs.blogspot.com/2007/04/metadatapercentproxy.html > > > > Other: > > http://www.searchcoders.com/flex/ > > http://www.flexination.info > > http://flexibleexperiments.wordpress.com/2007/03/14/flex-20- primitive-ex > plorer/ > > http://www.scalenine.com > > http://www.flexcursion.com > > http://www.theflexshow.com > > http://www.JeffryHouser.com > > http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/ . > > http://code.google.com/p/flexlib/ > > http://flexbox.mrinalwadhwa.com/ > > http://dougmccune.com/blog/ > > http://www.cflex.net/ > > http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/ > > http://www.everythingflex.com > > http://www.waldosmeets.com/ > > http://www.jessewarden.com/ > > http://www.cbetta.com/blog/ > > http://www.cynergytv.com/ > > http://www.flexdaddy.info/ > > http://www.richinternet.de/blog/ > > http://www.brightworks.com/technology/overview.html > > http://www.crossdomainxml.org/ > > http://flexsearch.org/ > > http://labs.flexcoders.nl/ > > > > > > Flex style Explorer: > > http://examples.adobe.com/flex2/consulting/styleexplorer/Flex2StyleEx plo > rer.html > > > > Documentation: > > http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flex/ > > http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/ > > http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm > > > > Lists: > > http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/index.cfm?forumid=60 > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcomponents/ > > > > Bugs/enhancement requests: > > http://www.adobe.com/go/wish > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Alex Harui > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 10:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Re: Cannot use 'filterFunction' from an > HTTPService request > > > > You can cut and paste it in email or post it online, but it must > correlate to the questions you are asking. > > > > Adobe doc should be good enough for this particular problem. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of jovialrandor > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Cannot use 'filterFunction' from an > HTTPService request > > > > Tracy, Alex, > > I will look into the documentation of HTTPService error. I am a > beginner of Flex and do not know all the resources available. > > Can you point me to some resources besides the Adobe doc? > > Thanks. > > (ps. would it be more helpful to put my entire code online?) > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > Those of us in this forum like to be helpful, but it is not our > > responsibility to write code for you. You, however, must show some > > diligence in exploring the documentation, verifying that errors > you get > > are not simple mistakes on your part and asking appropriate > questions > > with accurate information. > > > > > > > > The code snippet you show below does not show that you applied the > > filter in the result handler. In fact, it is very similar to the > code > > you showed before which should also have generated the same > error. This > > makes seem to me that you are not applying appropriate diligence > and > > makes me not want to help you. > > > > > > > > You can post again with accurate information including the > > sanDataHandler code and we will try once more, but after that, you > may > > not get much more assistance. > > > > > > > > Before you post again, please try to fix the errors yourself. Note > > that: filterFunction is applied to the collection, not > HTTPService. > > The collection is either the result of the service call or will be > > generated by the list class based on the resultFormat. > > > > > > > > -Alex > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > ] On > > Behalf Of jovialrandor > > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 4:42 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Cannot use 'filterFunction' from an > > HTTPService request > > > > > > > > Okay I added it to the result handler. here is the error message > > that i get: > > > > "1119: Access of possible undefined property filterfunction > through a > > reference with static type > > mx.rpc.http.mxml.HTTPService" > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > > <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.send(); > > > > sanData.filterFunction=processFilter; > > } > > > > <mx:HTTPService id="sanData" url="someAPIURL" > > result="sanDataHandler(event)" > > showBusyCursor="true"/> > > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > Typically you apply the filter in the result handler > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > ] On > > > Behalf Of jovialrandor > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 3:27 PM > > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Cannot use 'filterFunction' from an > > > HTTPService request > > > > > > > > > > > > So how do i get the data from the HTTPService before I can > activate > > > the filterfunction? > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > > > 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:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > ] On > > > > Behalf Of jovialrandor > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 1:16 PM > > > > To: [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > 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> > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > > > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > > > > > > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > > > <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> > <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> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > When do yo apply the filter? initApp probably gets called > > before > > > > the > > > > > results return. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > ] On > > > > > Behalf Of jovialrandor > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 9:09 AM > > > > > To: [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > <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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
