No, and in fact when I query signalList.length, it returns the correct number. Furthermore, if I later create another component and set the signalList in it for it's combobox, it will display correctly without the blank first element...
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Does signalList have an extra element in it? > > > > Tracy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of netdeep > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 11:46 AM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: combobox fills in with blank element > > > > > Here is the relevant code from the component with the combobox: > > [Bindable] > private var signalList:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection(); > > public function setSignals(sig:ArrayCollection):void { > signalList = sig; > } > > <mx:ComboBox dataProvider="{signalList}" selectedIndex="0" > toolTip="{signal.selectedItem.name}" change="selectSignal()" > color="#000000" id="signal" labelField="name"/> > > And here is my Application actionscript code for populating signalList: > > var arr:Array = archiveList.selectedItems; > for (var i:int=0; i<arr.length; i++) { > if (!signalList.contains(arr[i].name)) { > signalList.addItem(arr[i].name); > } > } > var sort:Sort = new Sort(); > > // Set the sort field (case-insensitive) > sort.fields = [new SortField(null,true)]; > // Assign the Sort object to the view. > signalList.sort = sort; > // Apply the sort to the collection. > signalList.refresh(); > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > Show your code. Last time, someone was inadvertently putting a space > > into the CB's dataProvider > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > ] On > > Behalf Of netdeep > > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 5:48 AM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] combobox fills in with blank element > > > > > > > > I have an ArrayCollection which is the dataProvider for a combobox in > a > > custom component. > > However the ArrayCollection is located in the application so I assign > it > > to the custom > > component via actionscript in the component. > > > > When I call addItem on the ArrayCollection the items go into the > > combobox, however the > > first element is always blank. How can I can get rid of this and get > the > > combobox to add only > > the items I am adding to the ArrayCollection? > > >
