Mike,
Take a look at this and see if it clears things up. Sorry for the long
code post...
<mx:Model id="myModel">
<products>
<product>
<ProductID>1</ProductID>
<ProductCategory>3</ProductCategory>
<ProductName>Bob</ProductName>
<ProductDescription>Its Bob</ProductDescription>
</product>
<product>
<ProductID>2</ProductID>
<ProductCategory>2</ProductCategory>
<ProductName>Gary</ProductName>
<ProductDescription>Its Gary</ProductDescription>
</product>
</products>
</mx:Model>
<mx:Model id="myCats">
<categories>
<category>
<CategoryID>2</CategoryID>
<CategoryName>Not the name of the ID</CategoryName>
</category>
<category>
<CategoryID>3</CategoryID>
<CategoryName>really, not an ID</CategoryName>
</category>
</categories>
</mx:Model>
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.controls.ComboBox;
import mx.controls.dataGridClasses.DataGridColumn;
protected function displayProductCategoryName( row:Object,
column:DataGridColumn ):String {
//Do anything you would like here, but, at the end of the day,
return a String
var categoryName:String = "";
//There exist better ways to do this part
for ( var i:Number=0; i<myCats.category.length; i++ ) {
if ( row[ column.dataField ] == myCats.category[i].CategoryID ) {
categoryName = myCats.category[i].CategoryName;
break;
}
}
return categoryName;
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
<mx:DataGrid id="grid" dataProvider="{myModel.product}" editable="true">
<mx:columns>
<mx:DataGridColumn dataField="ProductName"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn dataField="ProductCategory"
editorDataField="selectedCategoryID"
labelFunction="displayProductCategoryName">
<mx:itemEditor>
<mx:Component>
<mx:ComboBox
dataProvider="{outerDocument.myCats.category}" labelField="CategoryName">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
public function get selectedCategoryID():String {
return selectedItem.CategoryID;
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
</mx:ComboBox>
</mx:Component>
</mx:itemEditor>
</mx:DataGridColumn>
<mx:DataGridColumn dataField="ProductDescription"/>
</mx:columns>
</mx:DataGrid>
--Mike
--- In [email protected], "Mike Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Yes, I've been exploring that property all day long -
>
> There must be something else I am doing wrong here -
>
> So with that said, YES, if you could please post an example, I'd be
> grateful -
>
> Right now, I have a ComboBox Component I created - and I am binding the
> dataProvider property of it, to my Apps "model.produstList" property.
> And yes, this is a Cairngorm based application - but I don't think this
> should affect anything.
>
> My OrderDetails DataGrid, is populated using ValueObjects - and the
> ProductID Column initially displays only numbers. Of course, this is
> great - since that column should only display Integer values anyway
> (this is previous to applying the itemRenderer and itemEditor).
>
> BUT, now that I want the "ProductName" value to display all the time, do
> I also need to declare an itemRenderer as well? I ask this because,
> only the ComboBox populated with ProductID and ProductName, contains the
> associated information - where the underlying ProductID value contained
> behind the scenes, drives what is displayed to the user. The issue is
> though, the itemEditor only becomes active, whenever the Cell is active
> correct?
>
> Well, bottom line is, I am so frazzled by this incident, that I am sick
> and tired of racking my brain trying to figure this out. I wasted 2
> incredibly valuable days on this darn problem, with absolutely nothing
> to show for it.
>
> If you could please post some code and examples, I would be grateful.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Michael Labriola
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 3:13 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [flexcoders] Re: ComboBox itemEditor example inside of
> DataGrid??
>
> Mike,
>
> I apologize in advance if this is now what you are asking, but, have you
> looked at the editorDataField property?
>
> If this isn't what you are looking for, I can post an example of a
> ComboBox renderer in a DataGrid.
>
> --Mike
>
>
> --- In [email protected], "Mike Anderson" <mike@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I am WAY beyond frustrated at the moment, and am ready to throw this
> > computer out the window right now.
> >
> > I've been able to get this to work in the most simple of examples -
> > BUT, here is what I need to do that may be considered "unique" in my
> > case (although, not at all uncommon in most other typical programming
> > environments).
> >
> > In my case, my OrderDetails DataGrid contains a 'ProductID' Field from
>
> > the 'Products' Table. It would be redundant to create an additional
> > field called "ProductName" within my OrderDetails Table - since it
> > already exists in my Products Table.
> >
> > I know for a fact, that there is a way for the ComboBox itemEditor, to
>
> > display the "Label" property of the Product (in this case,
> > ProductName), but still leave intact, the Numeric "Data" property of
> > the Product (in this case, ProductID) - so that part gets written back
> to the DataBase.
> >
> > I am having a TERRIBLE time, finding an example of how to have the
> > ComboBox display one thing, but set the value in the DataGrid, to some
>
> > OTHER thing -
> >
> > Could any of you help me in this regard?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Mike
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
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