assigning array values to a combo box

[Dave-g-o]

hi guys wondered f anyone could help me with this, I have an array which I want the values within to appear in a combo box called compare 1. Not sure how to do this the code is below the last line shows how i tried to do it but to no joy. Much apprechiated if any1 could help



function parseXML(createXML) {
parseArray = new Array();
for (i = 0; i < createXML.childNodes.length; i++)
{

//creates a object with the same name as the node in the xml
this[createXML.childNodes[i].nodeName] = new Object();
//next three lines pass values in XML node attributes to variables in the object
this[createXML.childNodes[i].nodeName].name = createXML.childNodes[i].nodeName;
this[createXML.childNodes[i].nodeName].isa = createXML.childNodes[i].attributes.isa;
//this next line is interesting in that it uses split, which it self creates an array, so it seem you end up passing an array to a variable in the object. However, you then pass the object later to an array.
this[createXML.childNodes[i].nodeName].has = createXML.childNodes[i].attributes.has.split(",");
//appends the newly created object to the array you created earlier, so you end up with an array of objects
parseArray.push(this[createXML.childNodes[i].nodeName]);
} // end of for
//this would set the root level variable creaturesArray to the array of object created in the previous function
_global.entityArray = parseArray;
} // End of the function



//takes the value of creature name
function getParents(entityName)
{
//set variable to a blank value
currentISA = "";
//creates new array
parentArray = new Array();
//adds value of creature name to array.
parentArray.push(entityName);
for (entityIndex = getIndex(entityName); currentISA != null; entityIndex = getIndex(currentISA))
{
//takes value from object and pusshes it to the new array
currentISA = _global.entityArray[entityIndex].isa;
parentArray.push(currentISA);
} // end of for
//removes the last element from the array and returns the value
parentArray.pop();
//returns the array
return (parentArray);
compare1.dataprovider = parentArray:
} // End of the function


sorry about the indentation

Thanks

[kortex]

Humm this looks vaugly familiar. What version of flash are you using?

[kortex]

here do this:

instanceNameofComboBox.dataProvider = nameOfArray

make sure to capitalize the P. so :

compare1.dataprovider = parentArray:

should be:

compare1.dataProvider = parentArray: