--- In [email protected], "lambovell" <lambov...@...> wrote: > > The class below is being used as a custom itemRenderer, and I want to set the > height of the VBox to that of its contents (children). > > public class MyDynamicLayout extends VBox > { > // .. code removed for brevity > > override protected function measure():void > { > super.measure(); > // measuredHeight = height = ?;// I want to calculate the height of > all the children and set the height of this VBox to that height of all the > children combined. > } > }
I think that the default measure method of VBox makes it just big enough for its children + all padding and vertical gaps. So just leave off width and height, and you should have it.

