I extended the AdvDataGridHeaderRenderer and added a TextInput for displaying column totals. All is fine except that i want my TextInput to occupy the complete column width (=100%) and push the sortItemRenderer down. Any comments anybody? ======================================================= <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"> <mx:AdvancedDataGrid id="advancedDataGrid" headerRenderer="SimpleADGHeaderRenderer" variableRowHeight="true"> <mx:columns> <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn dataField="index" width="180" textAlign="right"/> <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn dataField="food" width="180"/> <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn dataField="type" width="180"/> </mx:columns> <mx:dataProvider> <mx:Array> <mx:Object index="1" food="Apple" type="Fruit"/> <mx:Object index="2" food="Pear" type="Fruit"/> <mx:Object index="3" food="Banana" type="Fruit"/> <mx:Object index="4" food="Chicken" type="Meat"/> <mx:Object index="5" food="Beef" type="Meat"/> <mx:Object index="6" food="Milk" type="Dairy"/> </mx:Array> </mx:dataProvider> </mx:AdvancedDataGrid> </mx:Application> ============================================= package { import mx.controls.TextInput; import mx.controls.advancedDataGridClasses.AdvancedDataGridHeaderRenderer; public class SimpleADGHeaderRenderer extends AdvancedDataGridHeaderRenderer{ protected var headerLabel:TextInput; public function SimpleADGHeaderRenderer(){ super(); setStyle("verticalAlign","bottom"); } /** * @protected */ override protected function createChildren():void { super.createChildren(); if(!headerLabel){ headerLabel = new TextInput(); headerLabel.styleName = this; headerLabel.setStyle ("editable",false); headerLabel.setStyle ("borderSides","bottom"); headerLabel.setStyle ("borderStyle","solid"); headerLabel.setStyle ("fontWeight","bold"); headerLabel.setStyle ("backgroundAlpha",0); headerLabel.setStyle ("themeColor",getStyle("backgroundColor")); headerLabel.text = "$11.734699"; addChild(headerLabel); } } /** * @protected */ override protected function commitProperties():void { super.commitProperties(); } /** * @protected */ override protected function measure():void { super.measure(); measuredHeight = measuredHeight + headerLabel.getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight(); } /** * @protected */ override protected function updateDisplayList (unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void{ super.updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth, unscaledHeight); headerLabel.setActualSize (headerLabel.getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth (),headerLabel.getExplicitOrMeasuredHeight()); //sortItemRenderer.setActualSize (sortItemRenderer.getExplicitOrMeasuredWidth(),); } } } =========================================