This example may help get you started: http://tutorial7.flexcf.com/
Paul http://blog.kukiel.net On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 4:39 PM, turbo_vb <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Larry, > > Usually this type of thing is done with a filterFunction on the > dataProvider; which would eliminate items that don't match the criteria and > place the first match at the top of the DataGrid. But, if you want to have > the other items remain, you'll have to loop through the dataProvider to > obtain the index of the first matching item. Then either use > myDataGrid.scrollToIndex( myIndex ), or myDataGrid.verticalScrollPosition = > myIndex. Better user experience though if you use something like Tweener to > scroll gracefully. > > -TH > > --- In [email protected] <flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com>, Laurence > MacNeill <lmacne...@...> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a DataGrid that contains a long (sometimes VERY long) list of > > names -- anywhere from a couple hundred to over 5,000. I need to be > > able to allow the user to "search" this list by typing a name (or > > part of a name) into a TextInput and clicking a button. > > > > Implementing the TextInput and the Button are no problem of course, > > but how do I get the DataGrid to scroll down to the closest match in the > list? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Laurence MacNeill > > Mableton, Georgia, USA > > > > >
