Question

OK I have a ComboBox, the dataProvider is an array of objects with label properties that give the ComboBox the list of options.

Is there a way I can have a variable like mySelectedItem, and bind the ComboBox’s selectedItem to it so that if it changes, the ComboBox’s selectedItem will change to whatever it is?

I hope this makes sense.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Yes, ComboBox’s selectedItem property is bindable.

It would go something like this:

<mx:ComboBox selectedItem="{mySelectedItem}">
</mx:ComboBox>

In your AS:

[Bindable]
var mySelectedItem:Object;

Changes to mySelectedItem should show up in ComboBox. You may get errors if the item referenced by mySelectedItem does not exist in the ComboBox’s dataProvider.