thank you! that's the solution... I knew I was over thinking it.
Here is what worked for anyone interested: - Kevin
(In this case, if your fldValue is a boolean value it doesn't bother
comparing.)
public function set fldValue(myFldValue:Object):void{
_fldValue = myFldValue;
if(_fldValue is Boolean){
this.selected = _fldValue;
}else{
if(_fldValue == value){
this.selected = true
}else{
this.selected = false;
}
}
}
On Nov 7, 2007, at 12:03 PM, Tracy Spratt wrote:
Don’t bind. Use a setter function for fldValue, then in that
setter, call your logic to update the selected property.
Tracy
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kevin
Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 12:05 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [flexcoders] Bind Value to Checkbox
I would like to bind a non-boolean value to a CheckBox? I can't
figure out the right way to do this.
I would like to create a custom CheckBox that can accept a string
value as a property. For example, if my model returns the string
"apple" then
<util:MyCustomCheckBox value="apple"
fldValue="{model.myCustom.fld}" />
In my extended CheckBox code it looks at that fld and then decides
whether to select the CheckBox or not.
private function getBooleanValue():void{
if(value != fldValue){
selected = false;
}else{
selected = true;
}
}
My problem is with the binding. I can't seem to set it up properly
so that when the fldValue property changes, the function will get
called thus changing the selected property. I also tried to create a
getter function "_booleanValue" and bind the selected property to
that, but I ran into problems trying to bind getter functions.
The whole binding thing makes my head spin so hopefully this is
simple fix...
Thanks, Kevin
