Have you checked out the combobox documentation and example?
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/mx/controls/ComboBox.html
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Tyler Kocheran <rfkroc...@...> wrote:
>
> I need to pass in data to one of my item editors for a data grid
column. I
> have an array of data objects that are loaded at runtime and I need
to pass
> that collection to item editors so they can use it as a data provider.
> Here's an example of what I need to do. I'm loading a bunch of "TKImage"
> objects which define a few properties like "name" and "id". I need
to use
> the "id" property as each individual item's data field, and apply
the name
> as each individual item's label field. I know it's possible to do
something
> like this statically at compile time with a nested <mx:dataProvider>
tag and
> I know it's also possible to use a static property to pass the data
along,
> but I'm trying to avoid those two things because my application has
the need
> to be dynamic, and I don't like global variables too much ;)
>
> What I need is for something like this to function:
> <mx:DataGrid editable="true">
> <mx:columns>
> <mx:DataGridColumn>
> <mx:Component>
> <mx:ComboBox dataProvider="{myDataProvider}"/>
> </mx:Component>
> </mx:DataGridColumn>
> </mx:columns>
> </mx:DataGrid>
>
> --
> And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of
> sleep;
> for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
>
