Using an XML data provider with the Spark List control in Flex 4

By On November 4, 2009 · 20 Comments

The following example shows how you can use an XML document as a data provider for a Spark List control in Flex 4 by using an XMLListCollection.

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Inspecting the properties in a class using the describeType() method and E4X/XML

By On September 19, 2008 · 2 Comments

The following example shows how you can use the describeType() method to inspect a class’s accessor methods.

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Creating a simple label function on a Flex ComboBox control

By On September 25, 2007 · 17 Comments

The following example shows how you can format the label in a ComboBox using a custom label function.

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Specifying a custom label field on a Flex ComboBox control

By On September 25, 2007 · 15 Comments

The following example shows how you can specify a custom label field for a ComboBox control by using the ComboBox class’s labelField property.

The labelField property controls which field in the data provider will be used as the ComboBox item’s label. By default, the labelField property is “label”, although if you are using an XML [...]

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