I have to use parentApplication.... because I am trying to create this
grid from another state. So I have to work on the parent level.

I have never used getChildByName, would I use it like this.

parentApplication.closing.mainBox.getChildByName(newGird:string).addChild(newGridRow);


--- In [email protected], "Matt Chotin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> For one thing I would only do the
> parentApplication.closing.mainBox.addChild(newGrid) and then for every
> other addChild just use the local variable.
>
> newGrid.addChild(newGridRow);
> newGridRow.addChild(newGridItem);
>
> It will make things easier to follow, plus I'm not sure mainBox.newGrid
> will work unless it has an explicit property called newGrid, otherwise
> you have to do getChildByName or something like that.
>
> Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Jeremy Rottman
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 8:50 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [flexcoders] Adding a child to a vbox
>
> I am still working on this. I need to dynamically create a grid with a
> single row, and two items. Then I need to create labels, and text input
> inside the grid.  However, I cant get to that point yet, I am still
> unable to the complete grid w/ a test label in side the grid. I am
> working with in F2B2.
>
> Here is my code.
>
>                      for ( var i:Number=0;i<result.length;i++){
>                          // CREATE GRID //
>                          var newGrid:Grid = new Grid();
>                              newGrid.id = 'grid' + i;
>                              newGrid.percentWidth = 90;
>                            
> parentApplication.closing.mainBox.addChild(newGrid);
>                          // CREATE GRID ROW //
>                          var newGridRow:GridRow = new GridRow();
>                              newGridRow.id = 'gridRow' + i;
>                            
> parentApplication.closing.mainBox.newGrid.addChild(newGridRow);
>
>                          if (result[i].TRANSSIDE is 'buyer'){
>                                  // CREATE GRID ITEM //
>                              var newGridItem:GridItem = new GridItem();
>                                  newGridItem.id = 'listGridItem' + i;
>                                  newGridItem.width = 445;
>                                
> parentApplication.closing.mainBox.newGrid.newGridRow.addChild(newGridIte
> \
> m);
>                                  // CREATE CANVAS //
>                              var newCanvas:Canvas = new Canvas();
>                                  newCanvas.id = 'canvas' + i;
>                                
> parentApplication.closing.mainBox.newGrid.newGridRow.newGridItem.addChil
> \
> d(newCanvas);
>                                  // CREATE LABEL //
>                              var newLabel:Label = new Label();
>                                  newLabel.text = "TEST";
>                                
> parentApplication.closing.mainBox.newGrid.newGridRow.newGridItem.newCanv
> \
> as.addChild(newLabel);
>
>                                  }
>                          else if (result[i].TRANSSIDE is 'seller'){
>                                  // CREATE GRID ITEM //
>                              var newGridItem:GridItem = new GridItem();
>                                  newGridItem.id = 'saleGridItem' + i;
>                                  newGridItem.width = 529;
>                                
> parentApplication.closing.mainBox.newGrid.newGridRow.addChild(newGridIte
> \
> m);
>                                  // CREATE CANVAS //
>                              var newCanvas:Canvas = new Canvas();
>                                  newCanvas.id = 'canvas' + i;
>                                
> parentApplication.closing.mainBox.newGrid.newGridRow.newGridItem.addChil
> \
> d(newCanvas);
>                                  // CREATE LABEL //
>                              var newLabel:Label = new Label();
>                                  newLabel.text = "TEST";
>                                
> parentApplication.closing.mainBox.newGrid.newGridRow.newGridItem.newCanv
> \
> as.addChild(newLabel);
>
>                                  }
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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