Mega Code Archive
Change fields of a series to change chart data at run time
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<!-- charts/ToggleSeries.mxml -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
initialize="initApp();" height="600">
<fx:Script>
[Bindable]
public var dataSet:Array;
public var myStates:Array = ["Wisconsin","Ohio","Arizona","Penn"];
public var curSeries:String;
public function initApp():void {
var newData:Array = [];
for(var i:int=0;i<myStates.length;i++) {
newData[i] = { Apples: Math.floor(Math.random()*150),
Oranges: Math.floor(Math.random()*150),
myState: myStates[i]
}
}
dataSet = newData;
curSeries = "apples";
}
public function changeData():void {
var series:Object = myChart.series[0];
if (curSeries == "apples") {
curSeries="oranges";
series.yField = "Oranges";
series.displayName = "Oranges";
series.setStyle("fill",0xFF9933);
} else {
curSeries="apples";
series.yField = "Apples";
series.displayName = "Apples";
series.setStyle("fill",0xFF0000);
}
}
</fx:Script>
<s:layout>
<s:VerticalLayout />
</s:layout>
<s:Panel title="Column Chart">
<s:layout>
<s:VerticalLayout />
</s:layout>
<mx:ColumnChart id="myChart" dataProvider="{dataSet}"
showDataTips="true">
<mx:horizontalAxis>
<mx:CategoryAxis dataProvider="{dataSet}"
categoryField="myState" />
</mx:horizontalAxis>
<mx:series>
<mx:ColumnSeries yField="Apples" displayName="Apples">
<mx:fill>
<mx:SolidColor color="0xFF0000" />
</mx:fill>
</mx:ColumnSeries>
</mx:series>
</mx:ColumnChart>
<mx:Legend dataProvider="{myChart}" />
</s:Panel>
<s:Button id="b1" label="Toggle Series" click="changeData()" />
</s:Application>
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