<Typically you make one instance of a renderer, add it to the DG and use it to measure. Yeah but all renderers have different width. How can I use one for all columns?
-- In [email protected], "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Measuring text is expensive if you do it a lot. It should be rare to > need to call regenerateStyleCache. Typically you make one instance of a > renderer, add it to the DG and use it to measure. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of markgoldin_2000 > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:26 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Question about commitProperties > > > > I do use measureText(dgc.headerText).width alone with > regenerateStyleCache(false) because measureText fails without it. > I use this to calculate newly added column's width. Is that critical > for performance? > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > commitProperties, measure or updateDisplayList being called over > and > > over again. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > ] On > > Behalf Of markgoldin_2000 > > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:16 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Question about commitProperties > > > > > > > > Saying "invalidation problem " what would have been the nature of > > this problem? What should I look for in my code? > > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > I would normally expect that the model is the dataProvider for a > > > top-level datagrid, or the model is a singleton and doesn't > require > > > pushing down. > > > > > > > > > > > > If callLater solved your timeout problem it makes me think that > > there's > > > some invalidation problem and you might now be hitting a slow > > > performance problem. That might be worth diagnosing and resolving > > in > > > the more "standard" way so you have fewer problems down the road. > > > > > > > > > > > > Often, when I run into issues like this, it makes me re-think my > > design. > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > ] On > > > Behalf Of markgoldin_2000 > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 6:05 PM > > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Question about commitProperties > > > > > > > > > > > > I am using callLater only because I was getting 15 secs. error. I > > am > > > changing xmlModelData down the road. > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > > > There's not enough context here to know for sure, but it's > > probably > > > a > > > > bad sign to be using callLater in any validation method as the > > > point is > > > > to validate synchronously. I'm also concerned about how you are > > > using > > > > your properties bag on the ClassFactory. I hope you're not > > > changing the > > > > values assigned. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Everything should be data-driven (pulling data from data > > objects). > > > If > > > > feels like you're pushing stuff down, instead of pulling. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > ] On > > > > Behalf Of markgoldin_2000 > > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:29 PM > > > > To: [email protected] > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Question about commitProperties > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have a custom renderer based on canvas that has the following > > > > setters: > > > > public function set trainId(value:String):void > > > > { > > > > _trainId = value; > > > > } > > > > public function get trainId():String > > > > { > > > > return _trainId; > > > > } > > > > public function set highlightCurrentHour(value:String):void > > > > { > > > > _backgroundColor = value; > > > > } > > > > public function get highlightCurrentHour():String > > > > { > > > > return _backgroundColor; > > > > } > > > > public function set xmlModelData(value:XML):void > > > > { > > > > _xmlModelData = value; > > > > } > > > > public function get xmlModelData():XML > > > > { > > > > return _xmlModelData; > > > > } > > > > > > > > then I have: > > > > override protected function commitProperties():void > > > > { > > > > super.commitProperties(); > > > > assignBlocks(xmlModelData, trainId, highlightCurrentHour); > > > > } > > > > and > > > > public function assignBlocks(xmlModelData:XML, trainId:String, > > > > highlightCurrentHour:String):void > > > > { > > > > callLater(trainDepartGrid.assignBlocks, [trainId, > > > > xmlModelData, highlightCurrentHour]); > > > > trainDepartGrid.width = xmlModelData.trainshours.(train_id == > > > > trainId).setwidth; > > > > callLater(trainReceivingGrid.assignCars, [trainId, > > > > xmlModelData, highlightCurrentHour]); > > > > trainReceivingGrid.width = xmlModelData.trainshours.(train_id > > > > == trainId).setwidth; > > > > } > > > > > > > > I am setting these properties on this renderer like this: > > > > ClassFactory(codeDestinationRenderer).properties = > > > > {trainId:prop.train_id, highlightCurrentHour:bBackgroundColor, > > > > xmlModelData:xmlModelData}; > > > > > > > > My question is: > > > > Is commitProperties is a right place to call assignBlocks? > > > > Before I changed my code to this version the program worked > much > > > > better though. > > > > > > > > Please help. > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > >
