Building Datagrid Using Actionscript

[Kim Hoopingarner]

I have easily conquered building a simple datagrid using actionscript and then my client needed me to add a button.  UGH.   I have looked for awhile now and can't find a good working solution to this requirement.  In my action script I have created the column that will hold the button - but how do I actually get a button into that column?  Help!

Thanks!

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[Kim Hoopingarner]

Yes - I thought it would be easy to do in Actionscript too since I know the MXML side of it.  But it isn't coming together.  :(   Do you know of an example?  (And thanks for the quick response!)

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[Dave Watts]

> I have easily conquered building a simple datagrid using actionscript and then my
> client needed me to add a button.  UGH.   I have looked for awhile now and can't find
> a good working solution to this requirement.  In my action script I have created the
> column that will hold the button - but how do I actually get a button into that column?

You need to use a renderer and/or editor. I usually do this sort of
thing in MXML rather than AS, but it shouldn't really be that
different in either case. There's probably no analog for an inline
renderer in AS, but you could use a separate component for the
renderer.

Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
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[Kim Hoopingarner]

Here's my very simple code.  Note when I get to itemRenderer - I can't figure out the secret.

var newColumn6:DataGridColumn = new DataGridColumn();
                newColumn6.wordWrap = true;
                var emailBtn:Button = new LinkButton();
                emailBtn.label = 'Email Question';
                emailBtn.addEventListener("click", emailPopup);
                newColumn6.itemRenderer = ????;
                colarray.push(newColumn6);

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[Dave Watts]

> Yes - I thought it would be easy to do in Actionscript too since I know the MXML side
> of it.  But it isn't coming together.  :(   Do you know of an example?  (And thanks for
> the quick response!)

You're welcome! Unfortunately, I don't have any examples of my own,
but this might help:

http://haugland.ca/entries/general/using-as3-to-build-an-itemrenderer-for-a-tilelist-in-flex-2

Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
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[Kim Hoopingarner]

Turned out to be simple once I got over the fact that I would have to create a new component to handle the link button such as the article you supplied me said too.  I just thought it should be easier than that.  :)

Thank you for convincing me to bite the bullet and create the component.  
Kim

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