>From within the custom component DataGrid Column I tried this code as you
>suggested at the initialize event but it errors:
if(Application.application.CnvPos.dgOrdExt.selectedItem["Kind"]=="LONG")
Profit.dataField="Profit";
I don't think the selecteditem field is the answer.
--- In [email protected], "Craig" <cra...@...> wrote:
>
> yes the datagrid is bound to an array collection.
> I don't want to select any item, I want to change the value of a column's
> DataField to a one of two values based on the value of another column's
> output.
>
> I don't want to have to 'selecteditem' but I can try that code below are you
> suggesting that I use it in the labelfunction of the datagrid column that I
> am trying to change?
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "postwick" <paul@> wrote:
> >
> > Is the datagrid bound to a collection? if so, change the value in the
> > collection.
> >
> > or try...
> >
> > yourDataGrid.selectedItem["dataColumn1"] =
> > yourDataGrid.selectedItem["dataColumn2"]
> >
> > --- In [email protected], "Craig" <craigj@> wrote:
> > >
> > > 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" <paul@> 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.
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
