Thanks everyone, I just decided to manipulate the data (xml) on the server side before it reaches the app. I didn't want to do it that way but it seems the best way for using this custom itemrenderer.
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brandon Alexander Sent: 2009-05-20 8:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFFUG Discuss] ItemRenderer causing null error issues Yeah, the dataChange event is the proper one to use. Item renderers don't necessarily get re-created when a list changes. Relying on initialize, creationComplete or any of the other creation events is not a good idea for item renderers. -B On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Scott Talsma <[email protected]> wrote: Can you use another event other than initialize? Maybe creationComplete? I think initialize fires before the data has been injected in. On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 4:50 PM, Kyle Patterson <[email protected]> wrote: > How can you call an initialize function on an itemrenderer and not receive a > null error. I need to read the data from a loaded xml file but it appears > that the data isn't there yet when the initialized function is called, I > tried to use creationComplete as well still no luck. Here's an example of > what I'm trying to do, if anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it. > > > > <VBox xmlns:mx".... Initialize="init();"> > > <script> > > <