Tracy, Well that explains my results. I made the assumption that since I'm passing the old and new value parameters, it performed the update.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hold on, itemUpdated JUST dispatches the event. It is not a method for > updating an item. You need to either manually update the item object, > or use setItemAt() to do the actual update. > > > > Tracy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of jmfillman > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 2:41 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Update ArrayCollection from PopUp TitleWindow > > > > I don't get any error. It looks like it works, it is triggering an > update event kind on the ArrayCollection, but the arrayCollection > isn't actually getting updated. Whatever the original value is, it > remains after the update. > > It appears to disregard the new value. > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > , Sherif Abdou <sherif626@> wrote: > > > > here is the message > > warning: unable to bind to property 'City' on class 'Object' (class > is not an IEventDispatcher) > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: jmfillman <jmfillman@> > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:16:41 PM > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Update ArrayCollection from PopUp > TitleWindow > > > > Anyone? I seem to need syntax help. This doesn't update the > > arrayCollection, but does trigger the CollectionChange event. > > > > mainApp.myAC. itemUpdated( mainApp.myAC > > [itemIndex], mainApp.myAC. getItemAt > > (itemIndex). subject,' ',itemSubject. text); > > > > This is coming from a PopUp window. > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, "jmfillman" <jmfillman@ ..> > wrote: > > > > > > CORRECTION: > > > > > > mainApp.myAC. itemUpdated( mainApp.myAC > > > [itemIndex], mainApp.myAC. getItemAt > > > (itemIndex). subject,' ',itemSubject. text); > > > > > > Typo on my part. Trying to abbreviate the post; typo not in > source > > > code. > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, "jmfillman" <jmfillman@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > Alex, > > > > > > > > Thank you for the reply. I found part of the problem by tracing > > > what > > > > was getting passed to the PopUp, but I believe that I still > have > > a > > > > syntax issue from the PopUp. > > > > > > > > I'm using the code below. I don't get any errors, and it does > > > trigger > > > > a CollectionChange event on the AC, but it isn't updating the > AC. > > > The > > > > previous value is not getting changed. > > > > > > > > mainApp.myAC. itemUpdated > > > > (mainApp.myAC. itemIndex] ,mainApp. myAC.getItemAt > > > > (itemIndex). subject,' ',itemSubject. text); > > > > > > > > This does update the AC, but doesn't trigger the > CollectionChange > > > > event: > > > > > > > > mainApp.myAC. getItemAt( itemIndex) .subject = itemSubject. > text; > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, "Alex Harui" <aharui@> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > It is really a matter of determining when those values get > > set. > > > You > > > > > might be using them before they are defined. Post some of > your > > > > code. > > > > > > > > > > ____________ _________ _________ __ > > > > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com] On > > > > > Behalf Of jmfillman > > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 9:08 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Update ArrayCollection from PopUp > > > > TitleWindow > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > setItemAt and getItemAt work in the main application, but not > > > from > > > > > the PopUp window. From the PopUp, "Cannot access a property > or > > > > method > > > > > of a null object reference". Seems only addItem() works from > > the > > > > > PopUp. > > > > > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com <mailto:flexcoders% > > > > 40yahoogroups. com> > > > > > , Sherif Abdou <sherif626@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > mainApp.myAC. updateItem( ) where are you getting the > > updateItem > > > > () > > > > > method from? there is no updateItem() method in the > collection, > > > > best > > > > > stradgey for this i would think is so just use the setItemAt > () > > > and > > > > > getItemAt(); > > > > > > m.setItemAt( newItem,m. getItemAt( oldItem)) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > > > > From: jmfillman <jmfillman@> > > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com <mailto:flexcoders% > > > > 40yahoogroups. com> > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 8:35:59 PM > > > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Update ArrayCollection from PopUp > > > > TitleWindow > > > > > > > > > > > > I've found it amazingly easy to add an item to an > > > ArrayCollection > > > > > > from a PopUp window: > > > > > > > > > > > > var newItem:Object = {date: myDate.id, height: myHeight, > > > subject: > > > > > > mySubject.text, notes: myNotes.text} ; > > > > > > mainApp.myAC. addItem(newItem) ; > > > > > > > > > > > > However, when it comes to updating that item from a PopUp, > it > > > > > appears > > > > > > to be amazingly difficult (so difficult that I can't figure > > it > > > > > out!). > > > > > > > > > > > > mainApp.myAC. updateItem( ) doesn't seem to be possible > from > > > the > > > > > PopUp, > > > > > > in fact, I can't even do: > > > > > > > > > > > > trace (mainApp.myAC. length); > > > > > > > > > > > > This throw the common "Cannot access a property or method > of > > a > > > > null > > > > > > object reference" error. > > > > > > > > > > > > I haven't tried it yet, but all I've found that looks like > a > > > > > > possibility, is to create variables in the parent, set > those > > > from > > > > > the > > > > > > PopUp, and then run a function to perform updateItem() , > for > > > each > > > > > > value in the ArrayCollection row OR, delete the row, and > add > > a > > > > new > > > > > > one. 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