Maybe I misspoke so, to clarify, my ItemRenderer knows nothing of my actual model. I do use some static values from my model (checking against specific values - if I have one of these values, change the state of this particular item). So after reading in my last post "all my data is bound to a model", I see the confusion. I simply have a VO being created when the data property is set/updated. Cairngorm has a "model" which is used for the entire application. Then it uses VOs to represent individual "things" (I'm not sure what to call them.. :D). However, going back in the history of Flex, a model (in standard Flex) and a VO (in Cairngorm) are the same thing. So, when I was referring to a model in my ItemRenderer, it would have been better to use VO.
Thanks for the help, hopefully I can get it figured out... -Nathan --- In [email protected], "Amy" <amyblankens...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "nathanpdaniel" <ndaniel@> wrote: > > > > Yes - I am using a custom ItemRenderer. Also of note (as per amy's > > suggestion) while Q2 DOES represent what is happening, all my data is bound > > to a model (I believe). So, I am overriding the set data method/property > > already, and upon setting the data property, I'm updating my model which is > > updating my view (using Cairngorm on this project so - I'm sort of forced > > to do things "proper"). > > Here's my itemRenderer code: > > There is a lot of debate over whether Cairngorm is good practice at all, but > it sounds to me as if the way you're using it is _not_ proper. ItemRenderers > shouldn't know anything about your model. All they should do is display > and/or edit the data that is pushed into them, without knowing or caring how > that data fits into the larger picture. > > HTH; > > Amy >
