In a datagrid, the width of a renderer is dictated by the column's width. A renderer is given the column's width in its explicitWidth property before measurement and must report the correct measuredHeight based on that value in its measure() method.
Containers like VBox don't handle measurement that way. Also, since you have a one column DataGrid with no height, I would use List instead, and copy the code from ListItemRenderer.as and add extra UITextFields, and update its measure() method and updateDisplayList methods. Youre renderer will much lighter and better performing if you do. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Howard Fore Sent: Monday, August 11, 2008 8:07 AM To: Flexcoders Subject: [flexcoders] How to control width of item in inline renderer? Hi, I'm having some issues controlling the width of a text item in an inline renderer for a datagrid cell. In the itemRenderer I've got a Number element set to be the width of the outerDocument's datagrid.width (because Text doesn't like "100%' as a width, it only seems to accept integers). The problem comes when I want to account for the padding in the renderer. When I change the calculation of the number from "outerDocument.contentDatagrid.width" to "outerDocument.contentDatagrid.width - 20" the datagrid blows out the bottom of the panel it's in. If you run the code below you'll see the datagrid is correctly bound inside the browser window. But if you change line 92 to subtract any amount from the width the datagrid blows out the bottom of the panel. So, the question is what's going on here? I'd like the text to wrap dynamically as the browser window resizes but I'd also like the datagrid to stay inside the panel. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml <http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml> " layout="vertical" creationComplete=""> <mx:Script> <![CDATA[ import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; public var contentDataGridWidth:int; public var content:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection( [ { headline:"FDIC Defends Handling of IndyMac Run", publicationDate:"07/18/2008", publicationSource:"American Banker", leadParagraph:"WASHINGTON - Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. officials defended the agency Thursday against charges it has improperly handled the failure of IndyMac Bancorp Inc., stirring concerns among depositors nationwide." }, { headline:"Currents -- The Numbers Guy: Trying to Track Mortgage Mess", publicationDate:"07/18/2008", publicationSource:"The Wall Street Journal ", leadParagraph:"Which states have been hardest hit by the mortgage crisis? It depends on who is doing the counting, and how.Colorado and Georgia continually rank in the top 10 nationwide, according to a well-publicized monthly ranking of the number of ..." }, { headline:"Reeves sees Mississippi's positives; Challenges lie ahead, but state positioned to weather them ", publicationDate:"07/18/2008", publicationSource:"The Sun Herald ", leadParagraph:"GULFPORTState Treasurer Tate Reeves said tough economic times are coming, but he believes Mississippi is in a good position to deal those challenges because of revenue growth and job creation over the last five years." }, { headline:"Ga's unemployment rate unchanged", publicationDate:"07/18/2008", publicationSource:"Macon Telegraph ", leadParagraph:"The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.7 percent from May to June, but was up 1.3 percent from 4.4 percent in June 2007." }, { headline:"Home sales rise for 5th month in a row ", publicationDate:"07/18/2008", publicationSource:"Naples Daily News", leadParagraph:"More buyers are getting back into the game.As home prices continue to drop in the Naples area, sales are rising and inventories are falling." }, { headline:"OUR OPINIONS: Dunwoody's destiny: Good leadership will be crucial in sorting out thorny issues in newly incorporated DeKalb city ", publicationDate:"07/18/2008", publicationSource:"The Atlanta Journal - Constitution", leadParagraph:"The overwhelming vote Tuesday to incorporate DeKalb County's first new city in 71 years --- Dunwoody --- is but the first step those citizens made toward taking control of their community's destiny. The harder work begins now. Given the ..." } ]); public function init():void { contentDataGridWidth = contentDataGrid.width; } public function getContentDataGridWidth():int { return contentDataGrid.width; } public function getContentDataGridWidthPadded():int { return contentDataGrid.width - 20; } ]]> </mx:Script> <mx:Panel width="100%" height="100%" > <mx:DataGrid id="contentDataGrid" dataProvider="{content}" width="100%" height="100%" horizontalScrollPolicy="off" verticalScrollPolicy="on" variableRowHeight="true" headerHeight="0" > <mx:columns> <mx:DataGridColumn> <mx:itemRenderer> <mx:Component> <mx:VBox horizontalScrollPolicy="off" paddingTop="10" paddingBottom="10" paddingLeft="10" paddingRight="10" > <mx:Number id="contentDataGridWidth">{outerDocument.contentDataGrid.width}</mx:Numb er> <mx:Text text="{data.headline}" fontWeight="bold" textAlign="left" width="{contentDataGridWidth}" /> <mx:Text id="contentItemMetaData" text="{data.publicationDate} - {data.publicationSource}" /> <mx:Text id="contentItemLead" text="{data.leadParagraph}" textAlign="left" width="{contentDataGridWidth}" /> <mx:CheckBox id="contentItemSelectedCheckBox" label="Select for publication" /> </mx:VBox> </mx:Component> </mx:itemRenderer> </mx:DataGridColumn> </mx:columns> </mx:DataGrid> <mx:ControlBar> <mx:LinkButton label="linkbutton to something" /> </mx:ControlBar> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application> -- Howard Fore, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "The universe tends toward maximum irony. Don't push it." - Jeff Atwood
