Re: item renderer in ComboBox not consistent

>
> Try the following as a starting point...
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
> layout="absolute">
>      <mx:ComboBox itemRenderer="MyLabel">
>          <mx:dataProvider>
>               <mx:String>*United States</mx:String>
>               <mx:String>Australia</mx:String>
>               <mx:String>England</mx:String>
>               <mx:String>*Ireland</mx:String>
>               <mx:String>*Scotland</mx:String>
>               <mx:String>Wales</mx:String>
>          </mx:dataProvider>
>      </mx:ComboBox>
> </mx:Application>
>
> MyLabel.as:
> package
> {
>      import flash.display.Graphics;
>      import mx.controls.Label;
>
>      public class MyLabel extends Label
>      {
>          public function MyLabel()
>          {
>              super();
>          }
>
>          override public function set data(value:Object):void
>          {
>              if(value != null)
>              {
>                  super.data = value;
>                  text = value as String;
>              }
>          }
>
>          override protected function
> updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void
>          {
>              super.updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth, unscaledHeight);
>              var g:Graphics = graphics;
>              g.clear();
>              if(text.substr(0,1) == "*")
>              {
>                  g.beginFill(0xE8E8E3);
>              }
>              else
>              {
>                  g.beginFill(0xFFFFFF);
>              }
>              g.drawRect(-2, -2, unscaledWidth + 4, unscaledHeight + 4);
>              g.endFill();
>          }
>      }
> }
>
>
>
>
> --- In flexcoders@..., "Mic" <chigwell23@> wrote:
> >
> > I thought this might work --- fine until I start scrolling when it
> gets totally out of wack. The trace does fire occasionally while
> scrolling but not consistently. Appreciate some hints. TIA,
> >
> > Mic.
> >
> > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
> > <mx:VBox xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
> horizontalScrollPolicy="off">
> >  <mx:Script>
> >   <![CDATA[
> >     private function labelComplete():void{
> >       trace("Here");
> >       if(label1.text.substr(0,1) == "*"){
> >                  this.setStyle("backgroundColor", 0xe8e8e3);
> >     }else{
> >                  this.setStyle("backgroundColor", 0xFFFFFF);
> >     }
> >     }
> >   ]]>
> >  </mx:Script>
> >         <mx:Label id="label1" text="{data.cmplx_nm}"  
> creationComplete="labelComplete()"  />
> > </mx:VBox>
> >
>