Spotlight .dataProvider Features

Introducing Spotlight .dataProvider

spotlight .dataProvider is a Flash component for ActionScript 3 that allows you to easily flter any data component based on the DataProvider data interface, for example Grid, List, tileList or ComboBox. The component acts as a Middleware between your data an the component you intend to bind it to.

Extremely easy to use

The component is implemented by simply adding two lines into your code:

spotlight.sourceDataProvider = myDataProvider;
myGrid.dataProvider = spotlight.destinationDataProvider;

Works with almost any data component

The component acts as a dataProvider to any dataProvider ready compoenents, such as Grids, Lists, Combo boxes, etc.

Easy to set up

The component can be set up with only a couple of lines of code.

Real time Spotlight operation

Dynamically searches and filters data as the user types. The component detects multiple keystrokes so that only one search is performed for a whole word.

Multiple term search

Searches can be refined by typing more than one word, narrowing down results that contain all of the terms.

Control over search fields

Can search every field in the source data or only specific fields

Flexible search

spotlight <xml> can search for terms contained in files (nodes with no children), folders (nodes with children) or both.

Fully skinnable

The following elements can be fully skinned from library symbols:
- Background
- Close button
- Text format.

Efficient

Works on data-sets with thousands of records (see examples).