User Guide

DataType.getAsBoolean() 237
If a value can’t be returned in the form of the one of the suggested types, it is returned in the
type specified in the Schema tab.
Example
This example attempts to get the value of a field (productInfo.available) in an
XMLConnector component’s
results property first as a number or, if that fails, as a string.
import mx.data.binding.DataType;
import mx.data.binding.TypedValue;
var f: DataType = myXmlConnector.getField("results",
"productInfo.available");
var b: TypedValue = f.getAnyTypedValue(["Number", "String"]);
See also
ComponentMixins.getField()
DataType.getAsBoolean()
Availability
Flash Player 6 (6.0.79.0).
Edition
Flash MX Professional 2004.
Usage
dataTypeObject.getAsBoolean()
Parameters
None.
Returns
A Boolean value.
Description
Method; fetches the current value of the field and converts it to Boolean form, if necessary.
Example
In this example, a field named propName that belongs to a component named myComponent is
retrieved as a Boolean value, and assigned to a variable:
var dataTypeObj:mx.data.binding.DataType =
myComponent.getField("propName");
var propValue:Boolean = dataTypeObj.getAsBoolean();