Hi Brian, These days I usually want to end up with strongly typed objects, so I generally implement my VO classes so that they accept XML in their constructor. I pass the XML node to the constructor, throw a "use namespace" in there and then grab the properties I need from the XML.
HTH, Ben --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks! I've tried it and am still having problems. Sorry for the > newbie questions. > > You mentioned in the comments on your blog that you like to leave the > resultFormat defaulted to Object. So then how do you construct your > dataProvider? I'm confused because on one hand we're talking about > handling XML/namespace data, but then you talk about leaving it as an > Object. Do you still use a result Handler to parse your Object data > into a different model? > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "ben.clinkinbeard" > <ben.clinkinbeard@> wrote: > > > > This might help, hope it does. > > > http://www.returnundefined.com/2006/07/datagrid-labelfunction-and-namespaces/ > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Brian" <briforge@> wrote: > > > > > > I've been trying to get a DataGrid populated from a WebService and > > > having much trouble. I'm wondering if the issue might be namespace > > > issues, but I'm confused by the usage and syntax of namespace from the > > > posts I've found here on that. There is no data in the DataGrid, but > > > it does appear to flicker and slightly resize it self when I call the > > > service so it looks like _something_ is going on. I've bound the > > > service response to an XMLListCollection so I can trace() it and I can > > > see the XML tree that should be displayed in the DataGrid. > > > > > > Any ideas why it's not working? Would appreciate any help, been > > > banging my head on this for days now. Thanks. > > > > > > Here is the mxml : > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > > > layout="absolute"> > > > > > > <mx:Script> > > > <![CDATA[ > > > import mx.collections.XMLListCollection; > > > import mx.controls.Alert; > > > import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent; > > > private namespace ovServices = > > > "http://services.company.com";; > > > use namespace ovServices; > > > [Bindable] > > > public var ordMedList:XMLListCollection; > > > public var ordMedXMLList:XMLList; > > > > > > public function > > > handleOrdMedSearch(event:ResultEvent):void { > > > trace("handling OrdMedSearchResult"); > > > var resultXML:XML = XML(event.result); > > > ordMedXMLList = resultXML.child("OrdMedList"); > > > //trace("ordMedList : " + ordMedList); > > > ordMedList = new > > > XMLListCollection(ordMedXMLList); > > > } > > > ]]> > > > </mx:Script> > > > > > > <mx:WebService id="ordMedSearchWS" > > > wsdl="http://localhost:8080/OrderViewWeb/services/OrderableMed?wsdl"; > > > showBusyCursor="true"> > > > <mx:operation name="searchStartsWith" resultFormat="e4x" > > > result="handleOrdMedSearch(event)"> > > > <mx:request> > > > <searchText>{ordMedSearchText.text}</searchText> > > > </mx:request> > > > </mx:operation> > > > </mx:WebService> > > > > > > <mx:HBox x="10" y="70"> > > > <mx:Label text="Orderable Med Search" /> > > > <mx:TextInput id="ordMedSearchText" width="100"/> > > > <mx:Button label="Search" > > > click="ordMedSearchWS.searchStartsWith.send()"/> > > > <mx:Label /> > > > </mx:HBox> > > > > > > <mx:DataGrid x="10" y="100" id="ordMeds" width="400" > > > dataProvider="{ordMedList}"> > > > <mx:columns> > > > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Id" > > > dataField="id" width="100"/> > > > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Desc" > > > dataField="desc" /> > > > </mx:columns> > > > </mx:DataGrid> > > > > > > </mx:Application> > > > > > > Here is the xml from the trace : > > > > > > <OrdMedList xmlns:ns1="http://services.company.com/"; > > > xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/";> > > > <ns2:OrdMed xmlns:ns2="http://services.company.com";> > > > <ns2:desc xmlns="http://services.company.com";>tylenol</ns2:desc> > > > <ns2:id xmlns="http://services.company.com";>7607</ns2:id> > > > </ns2:OrdMed> > > > <ns2:OrdMed xmlns:ns2="http://services.company.com";> > > > <ns2:desc xmlns="http://services.company.com";>aspirin</ns2:desc> > > > <ns2:id xmlns="http://services.company.com";>7608</ns2:id> > > > </ns2:OrdMed> > > > <ns2:OrdMed xmlns:ns2="http://services.company.com";> > > > <ns2:desc xmlns="http://services.company.com";>ibuprofen</ns2:desc> > > > <ns2:id xmlns="http://services.company.com";>7609</ns2:id> > > > </ns2:OrdMed> > > > </OrdMedList> > > > > > >
