That should not break anything. A labelFunction works at the display level and does not affect the underlying dataProvider contents.
Tracy Spratt, Lariat Services, development services available _____ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcod...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of sailorsea21 Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:56 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] HOW can I convert a string into a DataGridColumn ? Hi everyone, I have the folowing script that adds the % symbol: public function dataGridPercent(item:Object, column:DataGridColumn):String { var str:String = item[column.dataField]; return str + "%"; } This works fine but it breaks my "export to excel" script. I'm thinking because the value is now a string. How can I keep the value as a DataGridColumn but add the "%" symbol ? The following doesn't work: public function dataGridPercent(item:Object, column:DataGridColumn):DataGridColumn { var str:String = item[column.dataField]; return DataGridColumn(str + ""); } Thanks. -David
