i tried your first suggestion, the second one I had already tried- at least with this one I get an error
TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert [EMAIL PROTECTED] com.winn.vo.EmployeeVO. Still the same question though, the datatypes seem to be compatible- so why the error? thanks, d. On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Jon Bradley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Jun 9, 2008, at 1:54 PM, Derrick Anderson wrote: > > var testVO:EmployeeVO = DataGrid(event.currentTarget).selectedItem as > EmployeeVO; > > > Maybe this will help: > > var testVO:EmployeeVO = EmployeeVO(event.currentTarget.selectedItem); > > or > > var testVO:EmployeeVO = event.currentTarget.selectedItem as EmployeeVO; > > good luck, > > jon > >

