Adobe Flex 2: Training from the Source

Chapter 8. Using Controls and Repeaters with Data Sets

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In this lesson, you will:

• Populate a HorizontalList with a data set and display the information using a labelField, labelFunction, and itemRenderer

• Create an MXML component to be used as an itemRenderer

• Loop over a data set using a Repeater component

• Use the currentItem and currentIndex properties and the getRepeaterItem() method with a Repeater

• Reference controls built by a Repeater using array notation

• Instantiate a custom component in a Repeater

</feature><feature><title>Approximate Time</title>

This lesson takes approximately 2 hours to complete.

</feature><feature><title>Lesson Files</title>

Media Files:

• None

Starting Files:

• Lesson08/start/EComm.mxml ...