How would you do that, exactly? How could your extended ArrayCollection know the Array had changed? It's just not possible.
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Joseph Balderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You could always extend ArrayCollection so that the extended-AC notifies > its > bound objects when its Array source changes. It depends whether you want > the > code change made to the 'source' of the data (in which case you'd update > the > AC, not the Array, as Tom mentioned), or the 'destination' (change the > source > Array on extended-AC). > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Joseph Balderson, Flash Platform Developer | http://joeflash.ca > > > Tom McNeer wrote: > > Jonathan, > > > > Thanks very much for your clear and thorough explanation. > > > > One of the major difficulties of discussing matters like this, of > > course, is semantics. Many common words we might use to describe > > apparent actions - like "update" or "refresh" -- have such specific > > meanings within the context of Flex -- often naming specific methods, in > > fact -- that someone like me, who is relatively new to Flex and > > ActionScript, may misspeak (and mislead) by referring to things > incorrectly. > > > > I understand that the key concept is whether an object "knows" that > > something has happened. I mistakenly thought that the AC "knew" that its > > source had changed, but the Repeater didn't "know" that the AC had > changed. > > > > You've straightened me out: the AC didn't "know" its source had changed, > > and therefore didn't communicate to any other object. > > > > The easiest solution is to use the AC directly to change the data. > > > > > > > > Thanks. I understand. I'll have to think about whether that's > > appropriate in this case, since a change in the source array would > > actually be generated by the addition of an object from a wholly > > different area of the app. > > > > But you've given me more understanding, and a good rule of thumb: when > > something doesn't appear to be updating, it probably hasn't been told to. > > > > -- > > Thanks, > > > > Tom > > > > Tom McNeer > > MediumCool > > http://www.mediumcool.com > > 1735 Johnson Road NE > > Atlanta, GA 30306 > > 404.589.0560 > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups > Links > > > >
