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    array.push not cumulative?

    I have an array ("parentArray") assigned as a data provider for a dropdown as so:

    _global.parentArray = new Array();
    _level0.parentCombo.dataProvider = parentArray;

    I also have a main data array ("mainArray") which I use to store everything:

    _global.mainArray = new Array();
    mainArray = [
    ["", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""],
    ["ItemA", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""],
    ["", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""],
    ["ItemB", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""],
    ["ItemC", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""],
    ["", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""],
    ["", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""]
    ];

    Now, anytime the mainArray is change, I want to rebuid the dropdown list. So, I proceed to clear the existing array, and then find all non-blank [0] column values and add them to the parentArray.

    rebuildDropdown () {
    parentArray.length = 0;
    for (var i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {
    if (mainArray[i][0] <> "") {
    parentArray.push(mainArray[i][0]);
    trace("mainArray val: "+mainArray[i][0]);
    }
    }
    }

    But, even with values in the mainArray, the dropdown only ever lists the last var pushed to the parentArray - not all three as should be in this case.

    The trace shows all three values correctly. Any ideas? :0

    Ahhhk!

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    Hi,

    try using the dataProvider methods instead of the standard array methods when working with parentArray,

    Code:
    parentArray = [];
    mainArray = [["", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""], ["ItemA", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""], ["", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""], ["ItemB", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""], ["ItemC", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""], ["", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""], ["", "", "", "", "", "", "", ""]];
    a_cb.dataProvider = parentArray;
    
    function rebuildDropdown() {
    	parentArray.removeAll();
    	for (var i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {
    		if (mainArray[i][0] != "") {
    			parentArray.addItem(mainArray[i][0]);
    		}
    	}
    }
    
    rebuildDropdown();

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    Well...sheet. I didnt even know there were dataProvider methods.

    Learn something new every Sunday.

    Thanks much, catbert303!

    Ahhhk!

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    hrrmm....it seems that the parentArray.addItem isnt doing anything. Doing a trace on the Array indexes shows it all undefined.

    Code:
    		parentArray.removeAll();
    		tempx = 0;
    		for (var i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {
    
    			if (mainArray[i][0] != "") {
    				parentArray.additem(mainArray[i][0]);
    				trace("mainArray value: "+mainArray[i][0]); <-- all correct
    				trace("parentArray insert: "+parentArray[tempx]); <--all undefined
    				++tempx;
    			}
    		}

    Ok, haha...this is retarded. But, the dropdown was being populated correctly with my original code. Some how, the dropdown's rowCount got set to 1 - so only the last item was shown and the scroll bar was pretty much removed which lead me to believe there was only one item. <smaaaaaaaack!>

    And, you need to specify the label and data when using additem for it to work. It works fine when use I this:

    parentArray.addItem({label:mainArray[i][0], data:i})

    Thanks!

    Ahhhk!
    Last edited by Ahhhk; 05-01-2005 at 04:39 PM.

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