The following example shows how you can change the value in a Flex Gumbo FxHSlider component by using the step() method.
Full code after the jump.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/11/20/stepping-through-an-fxhslider-control-in-flex-gumbo/ -->
<FxApplication name="FxHSlider_step_test"
xmlns="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009">
<layout>
<BasicLayout />
</layout>
<VGroup horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0">
<FxHSlider id="hSlider" width="100%" />
<Label text="value = {hSlider.value}" />
<HGroup>
<FxButton id="stepDownButton"
label="step down"
autoRepeat="true"
buttonDown="hSlider.step(false);" />
<FxButton id="stepUpButton"
label="step up"
autoRepeat="true"
buttonDown="hSlider.step(true);" />
</HGroup>
</VGroup>
</FxApplication>
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I hate to be “that guy”, but I have a Flex example I’d like to share with you so you can post it. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to contact you, could you email me (and then nuke this comment). Thanks Peter.
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