I am on the path of creating an associative array with reference to
the objects (which is this case is a datagrid).
However I can't seem to figure out how to update the data provider
when a new message is received from my source. Here is how I create
the GUI dynamically.
CONFIGARRAY gets populated from a DB query. I then loop through
creating a panel with a datagrid. At the end I add the panel to the
canvas for display.
Can someone advise how I could reference the datagrids to bind new
data to them when a message is recieved from the server. This step
would obviously occur based on an event listener.
Basically what I need to do is say something like (if message contains
"msgType1" then send the message to "datagrid1")
Here is the gui creation code:
for ( var i:int = 0; i < CONFIGARRAY.length; i++)
{
var panel:SuperPanel = new SuperPanel();
var datagrid:DashBoardADG = new DashBoardADG();
datagrid.percentHeight = 100;
datagrid.percentWidth = 100;
datagrid.id = CONFIGARRAY.getItemAt(i).Panel_Name;
datagrid.dataProvider = dataFeed;
panel.title = CONFIGARRAY.getItemAt(i).Panel_Name;
panel.showControls = true;
panel.enableResize = true;
panel.width = 400;
panel.height = 150;
panel.x = X;
X = X + 410;
panel.y = Y;
//
if (panelcounter > 2) {
Y = Y + 160;
X = 0;
panelcounter = 1;
}
panelcounter++;
panel.addChild(datagrid);
PANELARRAY.addItem(); //ADD something for reference to datagrid
this.MAIN2.addChild(panel); //MAIN2 is a canvas
}
--- In [email protected], "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I would instead advise that when you create the child, you place a
> reference to it in some kind of dictionary structure, like an array,
> an associative array(object), or dictionary.
>
> Use that reference to access public members, add event listeners, etc.
>
> You will not need to worry about where it is in the dom.
>
> Tracy
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "gjessup1" <gregjessup@> wrote:
> >
> > Oscar,
> > Thanks for that. That is basically exactly what I needed. The one
> > problem I am running into is that I want my panels to be only 3 wide
> > on the page and I have 12 entries in the DB. So I am creating a
> page 3
> > panels wide and 4 panels down.
> >
> > To do this I create a new HBOX every 3rd Panel.
> >
> > so I need a way to figure out which HBOX the panel is in. Then I
> can do
> > HBOX3.getChildByName("My Panel")
> >
> > The way I am starting to do this is by creating an array collection
> > that keeps the Panel Names and the childIndex for the HBOX and the
> Panel.
> >
> > What would be nice is if you had a Canvas and and it didn't matter
> how
> > many levels deep the panel was (i.e the panel had a global bindable
> name)
> > Then you could do Canvas.getChildByName.
> >
> > I can post code if that doesn't make sense.
> >
>
