[Laszlo-dev] Parsing order of dataset attributes

[Jim Grandy]

So the grid component creates attributes under the covers when it is  
binding against a dataset? I'm still confused about how attributes  
enter into the picture here.

On Jan 26, 2007, at 3:57 PM, Philip Romanik wrote:

> (Somebody correct me if I'm wrong) The attributes are in a hash  
> table and the order they are processed is browser/platform  
> dependent. It appears as though the hash table is built in reverse  
> order in legals compared to OL3 (and swf iterates on a hash table  
> in a predictable order).
>
> What behavior would you like to see? Is it sufficient for the  
> behavior of legals/swf to match OL3, or does it need to match  
> legals/dhtml as well?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Phil
>
>
>
>> Are we sure it is order of attributes? This is order of data nodes
>> during binding.
>>
>> Either way,  don't think we can just close this bug -- it's a
>> significant change in behavior from OL3.
>>
>> jim
>>
>> On Jan 26, 2007, at 12:44 PM, Philip Romanik wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks Henry! I'm going to document this in the jira report and
>> > close it.
>> >
>> >
>> > Phil
>> >
>> >> The grid component depends on an ordering of attributes? That's
>> >> not gonna work...they don't have any defined order.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 1/26/07, Philip Romanik
>> >> <<mailto:promanik at laszlosystems.com>promanik at laszlosystems.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> Hi guys,
>> >>
>> >> I'm looking into a jira bug
>> >> (<http://jira.openlaszlo.org/jira/browse/LPP-3379>http://
>> >> jira.openlaszlo.org/jira/browse/LPP-3379) where the display order
>> >> is reversed between swf and dhtml. Is there anything I can do
>> >> about the
>> >> ordering? The behavior of dhtml matches v3.3 (it displays data in
>> >> the order
>> >> it's listed). It is reversed in swf. Here's an app that
>> >> demonstrates it.
>> >>
>> >> I think this issue came up a while back. Do either of you  
>> remember?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> >>
>> >> Phil
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> <canvas debug="true">
>> >>    <dataset name="weather">
>> >>      <forecast>
>> >>        <day label="TODAY"
>> >> imageurl=" http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ifps/text/images/ 
>> hi_shwrs70.jpg"
>> >> desc="Rain Likely" temp="Hi  60&#176;F "/>
>> >>        <day label="Tonight "
>> >> imageurl=" http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ifps/text/images/nwind.jpg"
>> >> desc="Breezy " temp="Lo  34&#176;F "/>
>> >>      </forecast>
>> >>    </dataset>
>> >>
>> >>    <grid bgcolor0="0xAA0000" bgcolor1="0x880000"
>> >>            datapath="weather:/" contentdatapath="forecast/day" />
>> >> </canvas>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Henry Minsky
>> >> Software Architect
>> >> <mailto:hminsky at laszlosystems.com>hminsky at laszlosystems.com
>> >
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