Accessing RowList component item element

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Hello,In the RowList I am trying to access the&nbsp;itemComponentName specific focused item. I am creating Poster elements inside. I need to access to Poster and do something like this:&nbsp;m.videoElm = m.Poster.createChild("Video")&nbsp;m.videoElm.width = "400"&nbsp;m.VideoElm.height = "280"The problem I can't do onFocus inside itemComponent xml file, I need to access the Poster element from outside. How would I do that?Thank You!

joetesta · Answer

This is one way;Poster_element_from_outside = m.top.findNode("PosterElementID")https://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc/ifSGNodeDict#ifSGNodeDict-findNode(nameasString)asObjectObviously you need to switch in the actual ID of your poster element (and assign an ID if it doesn't have one yet), and probably make a better (shorter) var name for the left side of the equation.

slingxshot · Answer

I am guessing the id of that Poster id element needs to be unique. How would I assign a unique value inside the custom.xml file?

I need to some how to declare a variable outside then pass it over so it could increment...

Thanks

joetesta · Answer

You can set it in the component definition in the XML;
https://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc/XML+Components
<Gizmo id="MyGizmo" />

Or after the fact in your brightscript code;

mything = CreateObject("roSGNode", "Poster")
mything.id = "mything_id"

I need to some how to declare a variable outside then pass it over so it could increment...

That sounds like something you'd want to use a field and an observer for.
https://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc ... lueChanges

slingxshot · Answer

It sounds like I need to create the RowList component dynamically (using script) instead of using an XML file. Is there an example how this be done?

This way I have access everything within the same function without jumping around...?

Thank You

slingxshot · Answer

"joetesta" wrote:This is one way;Poster_element_from_outside = m.top.findNode("PosterElementID")https://sdkdocs.roku.com/display/sdkdoc/ifSGNodeDict#ifSGNodeDict-findNode(nameasString)asObjectObviously you need to switch in the actual ID of your poster element (and assign an ID if it doesn't have one yet), and probably make a better (shorter) var name for the left side of the equation.This didn't work. I assigned the Poster a unique id value. I verified its assigned within component xml file.&nbsp;But when I try to access it onFocus event&nbsp;Poster = m.top.findNode("Poster1")gives me "invalid", any other solutions.

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