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Usage
myDP.getItemAt(index)
Parameters
A number greater than or equal to 0 and less than
index
is the index of the item to retrieve.
Returns
A reference to the retrieved item; undefined if the index is out of range.
Description
Method; retrieves a reference to the item at a specified position.
Example
The following code displays the label of the fifth item:
trace(myDP.getItemAt(4).label);
DataProvider.getItemID()
Availability
Flash Player 6 (6.0 79.0).
Edition
Flash MX 2004 Professional.
Usage
myDP.getItemID(index)
Parameters
A number greater than or equal to 0.
index
Returns
A number that is the unique ID of the item.
Description
Method; returns a unique ID for the item. This method is primarily used to track selection. The
ID is used in data-aware components to keep lists of what items are selected.
Example
This example gets the ID of the fourth item:
var ID = myDP.getItemID(3);
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