I think you should investigate the itemEditEnd event; it seems to be the proper solution rather than the "change" events you've mentioned.
> Finally, if I wanted to forego the itemClick route... Not sure why you'd do that. itemClick is definitely the appropriate event, and handling that event is a completely logical way of changing the behavior. HTH, Ben --- In [email protected], "Mike Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh Lord, it's that easy??? > > I was looking for something a bit more elaborate - and I must say, I > would have NEVER thought of using -1 as my DataGrid index value. Is > this a standard programming solution, in cases such as this??? > > Also, if a Row is selected & flagged as "editable" per my custom code > (after the user clicks my "edit record" button), if the user clicks > anywhere else on the DataGrid (which causes my itemClick function to set > the DataGrid index to -1), will this cause a "change" event to get > broadcast?? I am just curious, since -1 falls outside the bounds of the > "zero-based" Array. And that question brings me to my next point, if > the DataGrid does get set to -1, is it safe to say that when the user > clicks in the "editable" Row, that a "change" event will get broadcast? > > Finally, if I wanted to forego the itemClick route and extend the > DataGrid, and write an override function to halt the actual highlight of > the Row, which function would that be, and which class file would that > reside in? > > Thanks for your reply, and any additional information you can provide > regarding this. > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of ben.clinkinbeard > Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Need help intercepting a specific event for > DataGrid > > You are correct, itemClick is the event you need to handle. In your > handler method simply perform your logic, and if the row should not be > selected use dg.selectedIndex = -1. > > HTH, > Ben > > > --- In [email protected], "Mike Anderson" <mike@> wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > I am trying to figure out how to intercept the event that gets > > broadcasted, *just before* the DataGrid accepts a Mouse-Click, which > > in-turn, highlights a Row. > > > > I've done things like "override functions" in the past, to accomplish > > similar goals of modifying built-in behaviors, but in this particular > > case, I am pretty sure I need to intercept an event. I've never done > > anything quite like this before, so any help will be VERY appreciated. > > > > If I read the docs correctly, I need to intercept the "itemClick > event" > > - which belongs to the ListBase Class, that the DataGrid inherits. > > > > Before getting bogged down with all the criteria which will dictate > > whether the Grid should accept itemClick events, I really need to find > > > how to do the hard-core basics first. > > > > Hopefully this post is easier to read, and generates a better response > > > than the original. > > > > Thanks everyone!! > > > > Mike > > > > > > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > Yahoo! Groups Links >
