rowBG won't be in the help. The doc does explain the lifecycle events and that plus examination of the source code should indicate that you would not create one on your own, but use the ones created for you, probably at the end of updateDisplayList
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of markgoldin_2000 Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 9:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [flexcoders] Re: dataGrid - hightlight row I have searched Flex Help for the word "rowBG", but could not find anything. Could you please tell me at what point do I need to create displayObject with the name "rowBG"? Thanks --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Alex Harui" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not the DG, the actual displayObject with the name "rowBG". Please read > up on the component lifecycle. Things are often created on demand. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > Behalf Of markgoldin_2000 > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2008 9:38 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: dataGrid - hightlight row > > > > <Make sure it has been created > You mean dataGrid? > I am tracing after dataProvider has been assigned to it. I thought > that would have been the right time. > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > Should work. Debug into it. Make sure it has been created. You > might > > be asking too soon. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > 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: Sunday, June 29, 2008 12:07 PM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: dataGrid - hightlight row > > > > > > > > I am trying this in dataGrid: > > trace(listContent.getChildByName("rowBGs")); > > but it returns null. > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > drawRowBackground runs often, not just at creation time, but it > > does run > > > before drawColumnBackgrounds. > > > > > > > > > > > > You can use the examples from my blog that have customized cell > > > backgrounds and skip the whole drawRow/drawColumn stuff. > > > > > > > > > > > > You can also try switching the z order of the row and column > > > backgrounds. That's not officially supported, but some sort of > > > > > > > > > > > > getChildByName("lines") and getChildByName("rowBGs") and testing > > > getChildIndex and using setChildIndex might allow you to switch > the > > z > > > order. > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > 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: Sunday, June 29, 2008 10:18 AM > > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% 40yahoogroups.com> > <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > Subject: [flexcoders] dataGrid - hightlight row > > > > > > > > > > > > I have seen some examples of this and these samples I've seen all > > are > > > implementing drawRowBackground which works fine but not in my > case. > > I > > > need to change row's background after I have applied columns > > > background. But drawRowBackground runs at a time dataGrtid is > > created > > > so my row background that was set in drawRowBackground gets > > overwritten > > > by the later upplied column's background. I am then trying to > > implement > > > a custom renderer that accepts a click and changes draws a > colored > > area > > > around itself: > > > g.drawRect(e.target.x, e.target.y, e.target.width, > e.target.height > > + 1); > > > g.endFill(); > > > > > > Using this approach I can color the whole row. But is a catch: my > > > columns have different colors. In case I have to restore row's > > > background color to original color how can I do that? Is there a > > simple > > > way of doing it or I need to store colors into array and then > > restore > > > them using same technique? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > >
