Comments on: Flex AutoComplete: Almost there… (or so I thought)

By: Yao

Yao — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:35:11 +0000

The DynamicData example works out very well for me. Great component! Thanks a lot!

By: Hillel

Hillel — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:51:47 +0000

Yao,

Check out the DynamicData.mxml sample in the examples folder of the zip.

By: Yao

Yao — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:55:09 +0000

Thanks for your quick response!

What I tried to do is the fetch the data from remote server and set dataprovider when user stop typing for a while (i.e. 1 second). Is it doable?

By: Hillel

Hillel — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:06:22 +0000

Yao,

Could you please provide some more details on what you’re trying to accomplish.

By: Yao

Yao — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:46:30 +0000

Is there a way to make this component to update dataprovider on some pauses? Thanks!

By: Hillel

Hillel — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:55:33 +0000

Gaurav,

I think you may then want to use the TextInput event

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/mx/controls/TextInput.html?filter_flex=4.1&filter_flashplayer=10.1&filter_air=2#event:textInput

By: Gaurav Caprihan

Gaurav Caprihan — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:09:47 +0000

Hillel,
If I understand how valueCommit functions…is that the moment the user explicitly moves focus away from the textInput, the event is triggered.
However, I’m trying to do away with the user explicitly having to use (for example) a tab key.
What I want is for an event to trigger the moment a barcode is scanned and the serial number entered in the textInput box…that way, we can probably have a listener that can then call a handler function.
Basically, do away with the user having to put down the scanner and then reach for the mouse/keyboard to press the enter or tab key.
AFAIK, barcode scaners do append a CR+LF along with the codes that they scan.
Is this possible?

By: Hillel

Hillel — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 20:45:41 +0000

Gaurav,

The PromptTextInput contains a regular TextInput component, you may want to listen for the valueCommit event of the inner TextInput.

Hope this helps…

By: Gaurav Caprihan

Gaurav Caprihan — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:22:38 +0000

Hi Hillel,
I’m currently trying to use the PromptTextInput component to capture barcode scans and pass the data to a function…I’m unable to locate an event that would wait for the scan to complete and only then pass it onto the function…What’s happening is that the moment the first digit is scanned, it fires off the datachange event…And idea on how this can be overcome?

By: Hillel

Hillel — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:00:14 +0000

Neha,

In that case the issue is most probably with the AdvanceDataGrid (I’ve heard of a number of issues with the component). There are links to two other AutoCompletes on my blog (http://hillelcoren.com/flex-autocomplete/), I’d suggest trying them as well to see if you have any more luck.