This implies you have:
<mx:DataGrid id="teams' ... /> And data objects in the data provider that have a property called team_name. How are your data objects defined? ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2007 1:16 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Custom Components & Data Well the datagrid on the main movie is fine, but my fields in the custom componet do not update or obtain information. <mx:TextArea x="10" y="10" width="225" htmlText="{teams.selectedItem.team_name}" height="29" editable="false" fontSize="21" fontWeight="bold" borderStyle="solid" backgroundAlpha="0.0" color="#000000"/> Thats in the component but will not show data.... --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Usually by binding to the datagrid's selectedItem. > > > > <mx:TextInput text="{myDg.selectedItem.name}" > > > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of Andrew > Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 3:48 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [flexcoders] Custom Components & Data > > > > Hello, i am new to flex and im just starting to get the hang of it. > Currently i am working on a project that requires a custom component. > The problem i am having is how to get data to that component. I am > trying to read tutorials but i must be missing something. Currently it > my main movie that has a data grid that is updated by a xml file. Now > when a user click on a name the into will be displayed to the right of > it in the custom component, i just dont know how to get the data from > the grid to the custom component. Any help would be great. > > Thanks... > > -Andrew >
