[flexcoders] Passing an object to an ItemRenderer used by DataGridColumn inside a DataGrid

[João]

Hi,

I have a DataGrid where one of the columns has a custom ItemRenderer.
I need to pass an extra object to the item renderer (beside of the
"data" object, provided via the dataProvider). 
My first option was to extend the DataGridColumn and add a public
property to pass the needed object. But I was stuck on that point
since I don't know how to access that object from the ItemRenderer.
Any suggestions?

Thanks!,

João Saleiro