Amy: It seems easier this way since I'm using a dataprovider which is updated often, changing the icon. Right now I'm using a switch statement which tests "value.icon" and returns the proper embedded image class name. I'm confused as to why I can't convert the String the "image1" to Class image1. Seems easy enough, but nothing works.
Thanks, Brandon ----- Original Message ---- From: Amy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 10:04:34 AM Subject: [flexcoders] Re: referencing embedded images inside AdvancedDataGridGroupItemRenderer --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Brandon Krakowsky <krakowskyb@ ...> wrote: > > I've embedded some images like so: > > [Embed(source= "images/image1. png")] > private var image1:Class; > > [Embed(source= "images/image2. png")] > private var image2:Class; > > I can't seem to reference these class names from a String like so: > > override public function set data(value:Object) :void { > img = new Image; > img.source = getDefinitionByName (value.icon) as Class; //getDefinitionByNa me is part of flash.utils package > img.width = 22; > img.height = 22; > addChild(img) ; > } > > I also tried the following: > value.icon as Class > Class(value. icon) Why not just use an iconFunction? -Amy
