Here is my code, every time I click on the drop down list scroll bars it closes rather than scrolls. I've not had any answers to this problem. So if you can figure it out their is a heap of kudos for you.
Good luck! ** inbed.mxml ** <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" minWidth="955" minHeight="600"> <s:layout> <s:VerticalLayout horizontalAlign="center" paddingTop="10" gap="10"/> </s:layout> <fx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; [Bindable] protected var acPeople:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection( [ { people_id: 1, people_name: 'Stephen', people_family:1}, { people_id: 2, people_name: 'Sheila', people_family:1}, { people_id: 3, people_name: 'David', people_family:1}, { people_id: 4, people_name: 'Ross', people_family:2}, { people_id: 5, people_name: 'Gareth', people_family:2}, { people_id: 6, people_name: 'Joyce', people_family:2} ]); ]]> </fx:Script> <fx:Declarations> <!-- Place non-visual elements (e.g., services, value objects) here --> </fx:Declarations> <s:Label text="People And Family Names" fontWeight="bold"/> <mx:DataGrid dataProvider="{acPeople}" rowCount="3" editable="true"> <mx:columns> <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Index" dataField="people_id" editable="false"/> <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="First Name" dataField="people_name" editable="false"/> <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Family Name" dataField="people_family" itemRenderer="render" rendererIsEditor="true" editorDataField="selection"/> </mx:columns> </mx:DataGrid> </s:Application> ** render.mxml ** <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <s:MXDataGridItemRenderer xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" focusEnabled="true"> <fx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; import spark.events.IndexChangeEvent; public var selection:int; [Bindable] protected var acFamily:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection( [ { family_id: 1, family_name:"Brown"}, { family_id: 2, family_name:"Owen"}, { family_id: 3, family_name:"Johnson"}, { family_id: 4, family_name:"Harding"}, { family_id: 5, family_name:"Manson"}, { family_id: 6, family_name:"Philips"}, { family_id: 7, family_name:"Hedge"} ]); protected function dropdownlist1_changeHandler(event:IndexChangeEvent):void { selection = event.newIndex; } ]]> </fx:Script> <s:DropDownList dataProvider="{acFamily}" labelField="family_name" selectedIndex="{int(dataGridListData.label)}" change="dropdownlist1_changeHandler(event)" width="100%" top="2" bottom="2" left="2" right="2"/> </s:MXDataGridItemRenderer>