I am trying to set the value of a column based on the value of another column. If I use ...selectedItem... it does not work, unless I am mistaken.
--- In [email protected], "postwick" <p...@...> wrote: > > You access the value in a column of a datagrid like this... > > yourDataGrid.selectedItem["dataColumnNameOfColumn"] > > > > --- In [email protected], "Craig" <craigj@> wrote: > > > > I GIVE UP!! I have tried everything!!.. I have a dataGrid that binds to > > an ArrayCollection. I need to change the value of one columen (Profit) > > based on the value of another column (Kind) ie.. the results (either > > 'LONG' or SHORT'). Here is where I'm at. I've tried putting code into > > customer DataGridColumns and labelFunctions and ItemRenderers... but can > > not do it. What seem to be working most are events in the DataGrid > > Component, better than others, but comparing values in a DataGrid is > > obviously impossible. > > > > Somehow I need the code to access ArrayCollection getItemat() but I > > can't do it! > > > > Please help! > > > > <mx:DataGrid xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > > initialize="initTA()"> > > > > <positions:KindColumn id="Kind" > > headerText="Kind" > > dataField="Kind" > > itemRenderer="com.steury.baseClasses.CellFieldTrd"/> > > <positions:ProfitColumn id="Profit" > > headerText="Profit"/> > > > > <mx:Script> > > <![CDATA[ > > import mx.collections.ArrayCollection; > > import com.steury.baseClasses.*; > > import mx.core.Application; > > import mx.controls.dataGridClasses.DataGridListData; > > import flash.events.Event; > > import mx.core.ClassFactory; > > import com.steury.controls.positions.*; > > import mx.controls.dataGridClasses.DataGridColumn; > > import mx.controls.DataGrid; > > > > private function initTA():String { > > if (value[Kind.dataField]=="LONG")Profit.dataField="Profit"; > > if > > (value[Kind.dataField]=="SHORT")Profit.dataField="ShProfit"; > > Profit.itemRenderer=new > > ClassFactory(com.steury.baseClasses.CellFieldInt); > > return myDec.format(Profit)+"%"; > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Craig" <craigj@> wrote: > > > > > > I am trying to access the value of a DataGridColumn and change the > > > DataField for another column based on this value... > > > Here is my code: > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > > <mx:DataGrid xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > > > creationComplete="getDp()" > > > > > > > ... Datagrid> > > > <mx:columns> > > > <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="Ticker" > > > headerText="Ticker"/> > > > <mx:DataGridColumn id="Kind" > > > dataField="Kind" > > > itemRenderer="com.steury.baseClasses.CellFieldTrd" /> > > > <mx:DataGridColumn id="Profit" > > > headerText="Profit"/> > > > > > > ActionScript: > > > > > > private function getDp():void { > > > > > if(Application.application.CnvPos.dgOrdExt.selectedItem.Kind=="LONG")Pro\ > > \ > > > > > fit.dataField="Profit";Application.application.CnvPos.dgOrdExt.refresh()\ > > \ > > > ; > > > } > > > > > > > > > //This code works find if I use > > > > > > if(Kind.DataField="Kind")Profit.dataField="Profit"; > > > > > > //above to test the rest of the code. > > > > > > I can not figure out how to access the value of the Datagridcolumn. I > > > have tied using event listeners, etc.. which did not work. Please let > > > me know if anyone can help this fairly simple dilemma. > > > > > >
