SelectedLabel spark ComboBox

Question

this function bellow returns the String for display in an item renderer.

public function itemToLabel(item:Object):String

As selectedLabel property is obsolete in spark.components.ComboBox i added this function :

public function get selectedLabel():String 
    {
        var item:Object = selectedItem;
        return itemToLabel(item);
    }

But i am blocked about the public function set selectedLabel(label:String):void

is there anyone who know a function labelToItem or another solution to set my combobox selectedLabel

Answer 1

Not the most performant solution, but if you don't have a ton of items in the dataprovider then this should be alright:

public function setSelectedLabel(cb:ComboBox, label:String):void
{
    for each(var item:Object in cb.dataProvider)
    {
        if(item[cb.labelField] == label)
        {
            cb.selectedItem = item;
            return;
        }
    }
}