flex buttonbar initially anything selected flex 4

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hello i have this buttonbar:

<s:ButtonBar id="channelsBtnBar" requireSelection="true" width="100%" horizontalCenter="0"
                     skinClass="skins.TvButtonBarSkin"
                     change="channelsBtnBar_changeHandler(event)"> 
            <s:dataProvider>
                <s:ArrayList>
                    <fx:Object icon="@Embed('assets/ch1.png')"/>
                    <fx:Object icon="@Embed('assets/ch2.png')"/>
                    <fx:Object icon="@Embed('assets/ch3.png')"/>
                    <fx:Object icon="@Embed('assets/ch4.png')"/>
                    <fx:Object icon="@Embed('assets/ch5.png')"/>
                    <fx:Object icon="@Embed('assets/ch6.png')"/>
                    <fx:Object icon="@Embed('assets/ch7.png')"/>
                    <fx:Object icon="@Embed('assets/ch8.png')"/>
                    <fx:Object icon="@Embed('assets/ch9.png')"/>
                </s:ArrayList>
            </s:dataProvider>

</s:ButtonBar>

how can i have in creationcomplete of the parent component any of the items selected? is this possible without setting requireSelection to false and selectedItem to -1?

I don't understand what you want to do. Do you want to default the buttonBar to a "nothing selected" state? — JeffryHouser, Apr 26 '12 at 02:16
yes exactly but with requireSelection="true"... if i set selectedItem="-1" does not work..any idea? — sstauross, Apr 26 '12 at 10:02
Isn't that expected behaviour? If you want to require a selection, why would you be able to put it in the "nothing selected" state? — JeffryHouser, Apr 26 '12 at 13:03
before the user clicks anywhere on the buttonbar i want nothing selected but this behaviour to start at the first click..i think i solved it right know..should i change the property to true at the first click?:) — sstauross, Apr 26 '12 at 14:53

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 26 '12 at 22:05

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Swap the property requireSelection to "true" on first click!

answered Apr 26 '12 at 22:05

sstauross

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 26 '12 at 09:48

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Use selectedIndex property of ButtonBar.

if you want to select any item use selectedIndex="2" where as 2 is your selected index of ButtonBar. If you do not want to select any thing use selectedIndex="-1".

Hope this may help....

answered Apr 26 '12 at 09:48

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FYI, "requireSelection" Property Description: - If true, a data item must always be selected in the control. If the value is true, the selectedIndex property is always set to a value between 0 and (dataProvider.length - 1). The default value is false for most subclasses, except TabBar. In that case, the default is true. – Mahesh Parate Apr 26 '12 at 11:27

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