I guess that your solution has a problem, the circular reference to
toString.
it could be something like:
[Bindable] public var stringValue:String = "";
public function toString():String {
... ( some processing that results in a string var 'string1')
stringValue= string1;
return stringValue;
}
On 12/26/07, Frederico Garcia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> yigit escreveu:
> > hi all;
> > i have a custom class which has a toString method; so i can directly use
>
> > it as a source to textInput's text field.
> > i want to make binding work, i mean when the result of the toString
> > changes, i want the view to update itself automatically.
> > nameID field of roleRef is an instance of my class that implements
> > toString with function biding.
> > when i use this way:
> > <mx:Label id="lbl" text="{roleRef.nameID}"/>
> > function binding on toString does not work
> > when i use this way:
> > <mx:Label id="lbl" text="{roleRef.nameID.toString()}"/>
> > function biding on toString works, but inside an item renderer, it does
> > not work.
> > <mx:Label id="lbl" text="{data.nameID.toString()}"/>
> >
> >
> > is this a compiler bug or is this the normal behavior?
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> I believe you can only bind vars and setters. By binding a function i
> think it will only execute the function once. An easy workaround is to
> have a var containg the result of the toString function and bind the
> property to that var. Something like:
>
> [Bindable] public var stringValue:String = "";
> public function toString():String {
> stringValue= this.toString();
> return stringValue;
> }
>
> <mx:Label id="lbl" text="{data.nameID.stringValue}"/>
>
> Regards
>
> Frederico Garcia
>
>
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