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From: "Michael A. Labriola" <labriola@digitalprimates.net>
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Subject: ComboBox Selection (was: combo box)
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>Is there a possibility to add this feature to ComboBox?

Dany,

It could certainly be added, but I would like you to consider thinking abou=
t it a different way. Rather than adding more heft to the base component, w=
e could add another object that interacted with the ComboBox to facilitate =
that selection for you. This could be done a number of different ways. This=
 is one way I have implemented it and something I want to discuss here.

It is the idea of adding behaviors to items, so, in my approach, I have som=
ething like a ComboBox:

<ComboBox dataProvider=3D"blah">
	<behaviors>
		<ValueSelectionBehavior id=3D"vsb" dataProvideValueField=3D"someID" selec=
tedValue=3D"{someThingElse.someValue}/>
	</behaviors>
</ComboBox>

In this way we have just defined an interface for the Behavior classes and =
a minimal extension to UIComponent for a property and registration step. Ho=
wever, we have enable people to add a pay as you go approach to adding beha=
vior to components. It's something that has worked well for us and, eventua=
lly, I would like us to consider here as it has made extending and adding t=
o Flex without bloating all of the base components much easier.

Mike