Using qnx.ui.picker.Picker in mobile Flex Hero project for Blackberry Playbook

Question

there is a Picker example for usage in an ActionScript project. It works well in simulator.

But how do you use that component in a Mobile Flex Project (with Burrito

Answer 1

First you need to add the swc from the SDK into your Flex Project:

Right click the Project and select Properties, under Flex Build Path, add a SWC and browse to the SDK. ...\Adobe Flash Builder Burrito\sdks\blackberry-tablet-sdk-0.9.3\frameworks\libs\qnx-screen\qnx-screen.swc

Once you have the swc in the project you can create instances programmatically in the script tag, eg:

import qnx.ui.picker.Picker;
var pick:Picker = new Picker();
var arr:Array = [{label: "day", data:0}, {label: "week", data:1}, {label: "month", data:2}];
pick.dataProvider = new DataProvider([new DataProvider(arr)]);
pick.selectedIndices = [0];
addChild(pick);

You may need to add a container to your view first, eg add a mx:UIComponent element and then add the picker to that, eg

pickerContainer.addChild(pick);