Often when you programmatically assign a dataProvider to a control, you need to wait for the control to render before operating on its visual elements. So save the desired index from the loop, then use callLater() to actually set the selectedIndex.
Tracy Spratt, Lariat Services, development services available _____ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of moevydot...@ymail.com Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 6:24 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] DropDown selectedIndex problem Hello @ all, I want to select a specific part with selectedIndex. But it dont works :( It selects all the time the first one in the list. Can someone give me a help? There its the code... Thanks Michael Code: <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.controls.Alert; import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; [Bindable] public var initSubjectableList:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection(); public var licenceID:String; private function getSubjectDataList(evt:ResultEvent):void { var count:Number = 0; var _data:Array; var _data2:Array; for( count = 0; count < evt.result.id.length; count++) { //create array for drop down _data = [{ID: evt.result.id[count], label: evt.result.name[count]}]; _data2 = _data.concat(_data2); initSubjectableList = new ArrayCollection(_data2); if(evt.result.id[count] == licenceID) { editLicence.selectedIndex = count; mx.controls.Alert.show("ID"); mx.controls.Alert.show(evt.result.id[count]); } } } ]]> </mx:Script>
