Multiple selections in a ComboBox

Smart of me!

I delete the part of code contained in ADDED and simply wrote:
_root.traceBuyListFld.dataPtovider = comboSelectedLabel;

Please watch this forum because I'll post a sharp question about the List Component. Thank you!

>>"May I do consecutive selections in a CB, store them in an Array and then
compile this list to use labels and data the array contains to write an
invoice
(with the labels) and calculate its amount (with the data)?"

Gotcha - and sure you can.

OK, let's see - you have this (sort of):

var CBBUYListener:Object = new Object();
CBBUYListener.change = function(evt:Object) {
}

I'd change that to something like this:

var comboSelected = new Array();

CBBUYListener= new Object();
CBBUYListener.change = function(evt:Object){
//first check to see if this item is already selected
var didSelect = false;
for(var i = 0; i < comboSelected.length; i++){
if(comboSelected == evt.target.selectedIndex){
trace("already selected this item");
didSelect = true;
break;
}
}
//if not selected add this index
if(!didSelect){
comboSelected.push(evt.target.selectedIndex);
}
}
CBBUY.addEventListener("change", CBBUYListener);


What you get now is an array - comboSelected that will contain the selected
indexes from the combo box - CBBUY.

You want a sum of the data:

function sumSelected(){
var sum = 0;
for(var i = 0; i < comboSelected.length; i++){
sum += CBBUY.getItemAt(comboSelected).data;
}
return sum;
}

You just get each item's data from the comboBox, at the index specified in
the comboSelected array.


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Hi Dave!

Thanks for replying.

Yes I know that.
But I think my question isn't well formulated...

What I exactly mean is:
"May I do consecutive selections in a CB, store them in an Array and then compile this list to use labels and data the array contains to write an invoice (with the labels) and calculate its amount (with the data)?"

More, I don't know how to populate a List Component with a text file (like I do with a CB).

Regards,
Gerry

Hi Gerry - from the ComboBox component Help:

A combo box allows a user to make a single selection from a pop-up list.

You'll nee a list component or something else.

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Maybe I can use a Checked List Component to send the Data from CBBUY...
This will also offer the user the possibility of withdraw items for which the he/she changed his/her mind...

But this is too complex for my abilities of coding...