Problem
How can you select item inside a ComboBox?
Solution
Find item in array and select it.
Detailed explanation
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
public var myArray:Array= new Array("a","b","c","d","e");
public function select(key:String):void{
for (var i:int=0; i< myArray.length; i++) {
var item:String = myArray[i];
if(item == key) {
mycombo.selectedIndex = i;
break;
}
}
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:ComboBox id="mycombo" dataProvider="{myArray}" labelField="letter"/>
<mx:Button click="select('c')" label="select c"/>
</mx:Application>
