There are a couple stategies that may work in different circumstances. For example, calling executeBindings(true) will force all bound data to requery their sources which essentially updates your view if it's a form and/or if it's the data you really want to refresh. However, if you just want the entire layout to repaint without regard to refreshing data bindings, the sure fire way is this: invalidateDisplayList(); validateNow(); The first call to invalidate the display list *might* result in the view refreshing, but it only marks the view as needing a refresh and doesn't always immediately do so. By calling validateNow() after invalidating your display list, you are "forcing" the UI to repaint immediately. I think that's probably what you meant when you said you wanted to "force" a refresh. You can see this pattern used all over the Flex SDK. Erik
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeffry Houser Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [flexcoders] RERENDER - Is there a way to force a canvas to re-render/refresh? invalidateDisplayList(); sailorsea21 wrote: > Hi everyone, is there a way to force a canvas to rerender/refresh? > > Thanks. > > David > > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt> > Alternative FAQ location: https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf- 1e62079f6847 <https://share.acrobat.com/adc/document.do?docid=942dbdc8-e469-446f-b4cf -1e62079f6847> > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo <http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo> ! Groups Links > > > > > -- Jeffry Houser, Technical Entrepreneur Adobe Community Expert: http://tinyurl.com/684b5h <http://tinyurl.com/684b5h> http://www.twitter.com/reboog711 <http://www.twitter.com/reboog711> | Phone: 203-379-0773 -- Easy to use Interface Components for Flex Developers http://www.flextras.com.com?c=104 <http://www.flextras.com.com?c=104> -- http://www.theflexshow.com <http://www.theflexshow.com> http://www.jeffryhouser.com <http://www.jeffryhouser.com> -- Part of the DotComIt Brain Trust
