never mind.. I uncommented the
override protected function updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number,
unscaledHeight:Number):void {
super.updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth, unscaledHeight);
and viola works..
back to it..
Thanks again!
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks Doug! I'm gonna give them a good read because the data works
> but the column seems to be not a child of the datagrid any longer.. I
> can resize the column header but the data stays in the same place, if
> I shrink the page the data bunches up with other columns so it's not
> exactly right.
> Anywho, off to read Peter's blog, should give me a good know-how for this
>
> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Douglas Knudsen
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> You will need to override the data setter
>>
>> override public function set data( value:SomeType):void
>> {
>> if( value != null)
>> {
>> text = data.somePropertyToGetTextFrom;
>> }
>> }
>>
>> This overcomes your timing issue via the nullity check.
>>
>> I'd mozzy on over to Alex Hurai's blog for some talks on things like this.
>> Oh, equally as good and mayb emore directed, check out Peter Ent's blog.
>> He's been running a series on itemRendereres
>>
>> DK
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Greg Morphis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> I have an application that retrieves data via a remoteobject call to a
>>> CFC and then populates a datagrid.
>>> I need to use an itemRenderer on the datagridcolumn but the data isnt
>>> there yet when the datagrid initializes..
>>> So how do I make the datagrid wait?
>>>
>>> in the index.mxml file I call the even that populates the
>>> arraycollection, I also include the view that is the datagrid..
>>>
>>> <!-- happens on creationComplete -->
>>> public function initMe():void {
>>> var evt:CairngormEvent = new CairngormEvent(
>>> MyControl.EVENT_LOAD_DATA );
>>> CairngormEventDispatcher.getInstance().dispatchEvent(evt);
>>> }
>>>
>>> then further down in the index.mxml
>>> <view:mainPage width="100%" height="70%" title="Foo App" />
>>>
>>> in the mainPage view I have my datagrid
>>> Here's my DG call:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> <mx:DataGrid id="dg" width="100%"
>>> height="100%" dataProvider="{MyModel.getInstance().fooAC}"
>>> click="clickHandler(event);"
>>> dataTipFunction="buildToolTip">
>>> <mx:columns>
>>> ....
>>> <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="amount"
>>> headerText="Amount:"
>>> textAlign="right"
>>> headerStyleName="centered"
>>> itemRenderer="com.renderers.PriceLabel" />
>>>
>>>
>>> </mx:columns>
>>> </mx:DataGrid>
>>>
>>> The data loads fine in the DataGrid but my custom itemRenderer which looks
>>> like
>>> package com.renderers {
>>> import mx.controls.Label;
>>> import mx.controls.listClasses.*;
>>> import mx.controls.Alert;
>>>
>>> public class PriceLabel extends Label {
>>>
>>> override protected function
>>> updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void {
>>> //super.updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth, unscaledHeight);
>>> //Alert.show(data.toString());
>>>
>>> }
>>> }
>>> }
>>>
>>> doesnt work.. it returns a null error when referencing data.*anything*..
>>>
>>> Any ideas would be great I'm racking my brain on this and it's getting
>>> the best of me!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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