Shows a parsing method that creates a Date object from String values in the data provider that match the 'YYYY, MM, DD' pattern:
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<!-- charts/DateTimeAxisParseFunction.mxml -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
<mx:Script>
import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
[Bindable]
public var ABC:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection([
{date:"2005, 8, 1", close:42.71},
{date:"2005, 8, 2", close:42.99},
{date:"2005, 8, 3", close:44}
]);
public function myParseFunction(s:String):Date {
// Get an array of Strings from the
// comma-separated String passed in.
var a:Array = s.split(",");
// Trace out year, month, and day values.
trace("y:" + a[0]);
trace("m:" + a[1]);
trace("d:" + a[2]);
// To create a Date object, you pass "YYYY,MM,DD",
// where MM is zero-based, to the Date() constructor.
var newDate:Date = new Date(a[0],a[1]-1,a[2]);
return newDate;
}
</mx:Script>
<mx:LineChart id="mychart" dataProvider="{ABC}" showDataTips="true">
<mx:horizontalAxis>
<mx:DateTimeAxis dataUnits="days" parseFunction="myParseFunction" />
</mx:horizontalAxis>
<mx:series>
<mx:LineSeries yField="close" xField="date" displayName="ABC" />
</mx:series>
</mx:LineChart>
</mx:Application>
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