Creating complex data provider objects in MXML using Flex 4

By Peter deHaan On October 20, 2010 · 1 Comment

The following example shows how you can create a complex MX DataGrid data provider with nested objects in MXML using the <fx:Object> tag.

 

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Creating three related Spark DropDownList controls in Flex 4

By Peter deHaan On January 28, 2010 · 8 Comments

In a previous example, “Creating two related ComboBoxes”, we saw how you could create two or three related MX ComboBox controls in Flex 3 by binding to the previous ComboBox control’s selected item.

The following example shows how you can create three related Spark DropDownList controls in Flex 4 by using databinding and XML.

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

By Peter deHaan 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.

Full code after the jump.

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Using the FxButtonBar control in Flex Gumbo

By Peter deHaan On February 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The following example shows how you can use the Flex Gumbo FxButtonBar by setting the dataProvider property to an ArrayCollection object.

Full code after the jump.

 

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Detecting when the data provider of a DataGrid control changes in Flex

By Peter deHaan On December 16, 2008 · 6 Comments

The following example shows how you can determine when the data provider of a Flex DataGrid control changes by listening for the collectionChange event (using the CollectionEvent.COLLECTION_CHANGE constant).

Full code after the jump.

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Converting an array of String objects to an array of Object objects in Flex

By Peter deHaan On March 26, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The following example shows how you can convert an array of strings to an array of objects so it can be used as a data provider in Flex.

Full code after the jump.

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Creating a custom label function on a Flex PopUpMenuButton control

By Peter deHaan On February 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment

The following example shows how you can use an XML data provider on a PopUpMenuButton in Flex and create a custom label function using the labelFunction property.

Full code after the jump.

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Setting the data provider of a Flex ButtonBar control to a ViewStack container

By Peter deHaan On January 11, 2008 · 1 Comment

The following example shows how you can set the data provider of a ButtonBar control in Flex to a ViewStack container.

Full code after the jump.

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Using an Array as a data provider in a Flex Tree control

By Peter deHaan On December 3, 2007 · 7 Comments

The following code shows you how you can use an Array as a data provider for a Tree control in Flex.

Full code after the jump.

 

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