User Guide
DataSet.newItem 389
DataSet.newItem
Availability
Flash Player 7.
Edition
Flash MX Professional 2004.
Usage
Usage 1:
var listenerObject:Object = new Object();
listenerObject.newItem = function (eventObj:Object) {
// ...
};
dataSetInstance.addEventListener("newItem", listenerObject);
Usage 2:
on (newItem) {
// ...
}
Description
Event; broadcast when a new transfer object is constructed by means of
DataSet.createItem(). A listener for this event can make modifications to the item before
it is added to the collection.
The event object (
eventObj) contains the following properties:
target The DataSet object that generated the event.
type The string "iteratorScrolled".
item A referenece to the item that was created.
Example
The following example makes modifications to a newly created item before it’s added to
the collection:
function newItemEvent(evt_obj:Object):Void {
var employee:Object = evt_obj.item;
employee.name = "newGuy";
// Property data happens to be XML.
employee.zip =
employee.getPropertyData().firstChild.childNodes[1].attributes.zip;
}
employees_ds.addEventListener("newItem", newItemEvent);