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newbie question on using column itemRenderer in AdvancedDataGrid
Hi Experts,
I'm trying to create a Flex 4.5.1 app using an AdvancedDataGrid with a column itemRenderer. See the code snippets below for the application and item renderer.
The problem I see is when I debug and place a break point inside myItemRenderer.mxml located in either of the two places shown below, the values for variables "value" and "data" are null.
I'm not trying to do anything unusual here (guessing it should be textbook implementation).
The only info I can find on ADG using item renderers, does not include where the columns are defined in mxml:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf69084-7bf2.html
So I suspect the column item renderers for ADG behave similar to regular mx or spark DataGrid. But don't I have to use an mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer when I build the item renderer component?
How do I connect the item renderer to the ADG column so I can format the column data using my function: formatMyData()?
Any help to straighten me out would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance for any comments.
----------- CODE SNIPPETS--------------
********** Application *********
<mx:AdvancedDataGrid id="myGrid" ... >
<mx:columns>
<mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn id="c0" headerText="" dataField="label"/>
<mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn id="c1" dataField="Name" itemRenderer="com.mycompany.myItemRenderer"/>
</mx:columns>
... data provider and other stuff not shown here...
</mx:AdvancedDataGrid>
********* myItemRenderer.mxml *********
<mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer
xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.controls.AdvancedDataGrid;
override public function set data(value:Object):void {
super.data=value; // BREAKPOINT 1, where I see value=null
}
override public function validateProperties():void {
super.validateProperties();
text=formatFn(data); // BREAKPOINT 2, where I see data=null
}
private function formatMyData(data:Object):String {
var returnedData:String;
... do various formatting here ...
return returnedData;
}
]]>
</fx:Script>
</mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer>
Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in AdvancedDataGrid
Posted by Martin Miko <ma...@gmail.com>.
I haven't had the need to alter number of columns displayed on the fly or
implement similar less standard features. The ADG itself is a complex thing
so it has some issues here and there. To be honest off the top of my head
nothing specific comes to my mind.
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 6:18 PM, <mo...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Thanks Martin,
>
> I'm not making the renderer editable, but the business logic requires
> custom formatting, and the default formatters aren't sufficient.
>
> I agree less complicated is much better though, philosophically.
> I hate to use the ADG instead of the spark DataGrid for that reason.
>
> Do I have to do anything special to avoid memory leaks using the ADG
> in this way? For example:
>
>
> http://ordinarybugs.blogspot.com/2010/07/flex-advanceddatagrid-memory-leak.html
>
> I think that one applies to dynamic columns, correct me if I'm wrong.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Miko" <ma...@gmail.com>
> To: users@flex.apache.org
> Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 9:04:46 AM
> Subject: Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in
> AdvancedDataGrid
>
> Good to hear you found the problem. I wanted to ask, if the provider itself
> has some data, but I thought you ruled this out already.
>
> One way or another, here are some tips, that might save you some
> frustration:
> 1) Unless you really want to have something else rendered as the default
> label in the column, don't use a custom renderer. Use what I sent instead.
> Less flexible, but much less complicated.
> 2) If you use a renderer, always remember the renderers are reused, i.e. it
> does not work in a way that each cell has it's own renderer. There's a
> bunch of them created when the view is rendered and they are reused when
> you scroll.
> 3) When you have a custom renderer, and you want to make it editable, you
> will have to put some effort and sometimes even creativity into it. :)
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 5:51 PM, <mo...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Martin,
> >
> > The links look great, thanks for including them.
> >
> > I figured out my problem -- I only populate the data provider after
> > creation complete, so when the mxml initially runs, there's no data
> > available. The app needs to do some work first before it's created.
> > Therefore, I changed the item renderer as follows:
> >
> > override public function validateProperties():void {
> > super.validateProperties();
> > if (data!=null) // I added this line of code
> > text=formatFn(data);
> > }
> >
> > Now, the app starts without complaining about finding null values for
> data
> > inside formatFn().
> >
> > Thanks so much!
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Martin Miko" <ma...@gmail.com>
> > To: users@flex.apache.org
> > Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 8:35:32 AM
> > Subject: Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in
> > AdvancedDataGrid
> >
> > Well, if you need only to get a formatted string out of the provided data
> > object, try using either formatter [1] have a look at the part about
> *Using
> > a data formatter in a column*, or labelFunction [2] a for particular
> > column. The provided example is a bit more on the complex side, but have
> a
> > look at label functions and how they are used.
> >
> > Otherwise the code seems to be ok, at least the part you posted, but I
> > might have missed something.
> >
> > [1]
> >
> http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=advdatagrid_04.html
> > [2]
> >
> >
> http://cookbooks.adobe.com/post_Formatting_summary_data_in_an_Advanced_Datagrid-11471.html
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 5:06 PM, <mo...@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Experts,
> > >
> > > I'm trying to create a Flex 4.5.1 app using an AdvancedDataGrid with a
> > > column itemRenderer. See the code snippets below for the application
> and
> > > item renderer.
> > >
> > > The problem I see is when I debug and place a break point inside
> > > myItemRenderer.mxml located in either of the two places shown below,
> the
> > > values for variables "value" and "data" are null.
> > >
> > > I'm not trying to do anything unusual here (guessing it should be
> > textbook
> > > implementation).
> > >
> > > The only info I can find on ADG using item renderers, does not include
> > > where the columns are defined in mxml:
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf69084-7bf2.html
> > >
> > > So I suspect the column item renderers for ADG behave similar to
> regular
> > > mx or spark DataGrid. But don't I have to use an
> > > mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer when I build the item renderer
> component?
> > >
> > > How do I connect the item renderer to the ADG column so I can format
> the
> > > column data using my function: formatMyData()?
> > >
> > > Any help to straighten me out would be much appreciated. Thanks in
> > advance
> > > for any comments.
> > >
> > >
> > > ----------- CODE SNIPPETS--------------
> > >
> > > ********** Application *********
> > >
> > > <mx:AdvancedDataGrid id="myGrid" ... >
> > > <mx:columns>
> > > <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn id="c0" headerText=""
> > > dataField="label"/>
> > > <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn id="c1" dataField="Name"
> > > itemRenderer="com.mycompany.myItemRenderer"/>
> > > </mx:columns>
> > > ... data provider and other stuff not shown here...
> > > </mx:AdvancedDataGrid>
> > >
> > >
> > > ********* myItemRenderer.mxml *********
> > >
> > > <mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer
> > > xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
> > > xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
> > > xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
> > >
> > > <fx:Script>
> > > <![CDATA[
> > >
> > > import mx.controls.AdvancedDataGrid;
> > >
> > > override public function set data(value:Object):void {
> > > super.data=value; // BREAKPOINT 1, where I see
> value=null
> > > }
> > >
> > > override public function validateProperties():void {
> > > super.validateProperties();
> > > text=formatFn(data); // BREAKPOINT 2, where I see
> data=null
> > > }
> > >
> > > private function formatMyData(data:Object):String {
> > > var returnedData:String;
> > > ... do various formatting here ...
> > > return returnedData;
> > > }
> > >
> > > ]]>
> > > </fx:Script>
> > > </mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer>
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Martin Miko
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Martin Miko
>
--
Martin Miko
Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in
AdvancedDataGrid
Posted by mo...@comcast.net.
I'm not sure if a JIRA was raised.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Mclean" <ju...@classsoftware.com>
To: users@flex.apache.org
Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 3:54:50 PM
Subject: Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in AdvancedDataGrid
Hi,
> I think that one applies to dynamic columns, correct me if I'm wrong.
The 4.10 develop branch has a few fixes that might solve that issue. Do you know if there a JIRA raised for this issue?
Thanks,
Justin
Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in AdvancedDataGrid
Posted by Justin Mclean <ju...@classsoftware.com>.
Hi,
> I think that one applies to dynamic columns, correct me if I'm wrong.
The 4.10 develop branch has a few fixes that might solve that issue. Do you know if there a JIRA raised for this issue?
Thanks,
Justin
Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in
AdvancedDataGrid
Posted by mo...@comcast.net.
Thanks Martin,
I'm not making the renderer editable, but the business logic requires
custom formatting, and the default formatters aren't sufficient.
I agree less complicated is much better though, philosophically.
I hate to use the ADG instead of the spark DataGrid for that reason.
Do I have to do anything special to avoid memory leaks using the ADG
in this way? For example:
http://ordinarybugs.blogspot.com/2010/07/flex-advanceddatagrid-memory-leak.html
I think that one applies to dynamic columns, correct me if I'm wrong.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Miko" <ma...@gmail.com>
To: users@flex.apache.org
Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 9:04:46 AM
Subject: Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in AdvancedDataGrid
Good to hear you found the problem. I wanted to ask, if the provider itself
has some data, but I thought you ruled this out already.
One way or another, here are some tips, that might save you some
frustration:
1) Unless you really want to have something else rendered as the default
label in the column, don't use a custom renderer. Use what I sent instead.
Less flexible, but much less complicated.
2) If you use a renderer, always remember the renderers are reused, i.e. it
does not work in a way that each cell has it's own renderer. There's a
bunch of them created when the view is rendered and they are reused when
you scroll.
3) When you have a custom renderer, and you want to make it editable, you
will have to put some effort and sometimes even creativity into it. :)
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 5:51 PM, <mo...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Martin,
>
> The links look great, thanks for including them.
>
> I figured out my problem -- I only populate the data provider after
> creation complete, so when the mxml initially runs, there's no data
> available. The app needs to do some work first before it's created.
> Therefore, I changed the item renderer as follows:
>
> override public function validateProperties():void {
> super.validateProperties();
> if (data!=null) // I added this line of code
> text=formatFn(data);
> }
>
> Now, the app starts without complaining about finding null values for data
> inside formatFn().
>
> Thanks so much!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Miko" <ma...@gmail.com>
> To: users@flex.apache.org
> Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 8:35:32 AM
> Subject: Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in
> AdvancedDataGrid
>
> Well, if you need only to get a formatted string out of the provided data
> object, try using either formatter [1] have a look at the part about *Using
> a data formatter in a column*, or labelFunction [2] a for particular
> column. The provided example is a bit more on the complex side, but have a
> look at label functions and how they are used.
>
> Otherwise the code seems to be ok, at least the part you posted, but I
> might have missed something.
>
> [1]
> http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=advdatagrid_04.html
> [2]
>
> http://cookbooks.adobe.com/post_Formatting_summary_data_in_an_Advanced_Datagrid-11471.html
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 5:06 PM, <mo...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Experts,
> >
> > I'm trying to create a Flex 4.5.1 app using an AdvancedDataGrid with a
> > column itemRenderer. See the code snippets below for the application and
> > item renderer.
> >
> > The problem I see is when I debug and place a break point inside
> > myItemRenderer.mxml located in either of the two places shown below, the
> > values for variables "value" and "data" are null.
> >
> > I'm not trying to do anything unusual here (guessing it should be
> textbook
> > implementation).
> >
> > The only info I can find on ADG using item renderers, does not include
> > where the columns are defined in mxml:
> >
> >
> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf69084-7bf2.html
> >
> > So I suspect the column item renderers for ADG behave similar to regular
> > mx or spark DataGrid. But don't I have to use an
> > mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer when I build the item renderer component?
> >
> > How do I connect the item renderer to the ADG column so I can format the
> > column data using my function: formatMyData()?
> >
> > Any help to straighten me out would be much appreciated. Thanks in
> advance
> > for any comments.
> >
> >
> > ----------- CODE SNIPPETS--------------
> >
> > ********** Application *********
> >
> > <mx:AdvancedDataGrid id="myGrid" ... >
> > <mx:columns>
> > <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn id="c0" headerText=""
> > dataField="label"/>
> > <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn id="c1" dataField="Name"
> > itemRenderer="com.mycompany.myItemRenderer"/>
> > </mx:columns>
> > ... data provider and other stuff not shown here...
> > </mx:AdvancedDataGrid>
> >
> >
> > ********* myItemRenderer.mxml *********
> >
> > <mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer
> > xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
> > xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
> > xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
> >
> > <fx:Script>
> > <![CDATA[
> >
> > import mx.controls.AdvancedDataGrid;
> >
> > override public function set data(value:Object):void {
> > super.data=value; // BREAKPOINT 1, where I see value=null
> > }
> >
> > override public function validateProperties():void {
> > super.validateProperties();
> > text=formatFn(data); // BREAKPOINT 2, where I see data=null
> > }
> >
> > private function formatMyData(data:Object):String {
> > var returnedData:String;
> > ... do various formatting here ...
> > return returnedData;
> > }
> >
> > ]]>
> > </fx:Script>
> > </mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer>
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Martin Miko
>
--
Martin Miko
Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in AdvancedDataGrid
Posted by Martin Miko <ma...@gmail.com>.
Good to hear you found the problem. I wanted to ask, if the provider itself
has some data, but I thought you ruled this out already.
One way or another, here are some tips, that might save you some
frustration:
1) Unless you really want to have something else rendered as the default
label in the column, don't use a custom renderer. Use what I sent instead.
Less flexible, but much less complicated.
2) If you use a renderer, always remember the renderers are reused, i.e. it
does not work in a way that each cell has it's own renderer. There's a
bunch of them created when the view is rendered and they are reused when
you scroll.
3) When you have a custom renderer, and you want to make it editable, you
will have to put some effort and sometimes even creativity into it. :)
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 5:51 PM, <mo...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Martin,
>
> The links look great, thanks for including them.
>
> I figured out my problem -- I only populate the data provider after
> creation complete, so when the mxml initially runs, there's no data
> available. The app needs to do some work first before it's created.
> Therefore, I changed the item renderer as follows:
>
> override public function validateProperties():void {
> super.validateProperties();
> if (data!=null) // I added this line of code
> text=formatFn(data);
> }
>
> Now, the app starts without complaining about finding null values for data
> inside formatFn().
>
> Thanks so much!
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Miko" <ma...@gmail.com>
> To: users@flex.apache.org
> Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 8:35:32 AM
> Subject: Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in
> AdvancedDataGrid
>
> Well, if you need only to get a formatted string out of the provided data
> object, try using either formatter [1] have a look at the part about *Using
> a data formatter in a column*, or labelFunction [2] a for particular
> column. The provided example is a bit more on the complex side, but have a
> look at label functions and how they are used.
>
> Otherwise the code seems to be ok, at least the part you posted, but I
> might have missed something.
>
> [1]
> http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=advdatagrid_04.html
> [2]
>
> http://cookbooks.adobe.com/post_Formatting_summary_data_in_an_Advanced_Datagrid-11471.html
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 5:06 PM, <mo...@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Experts,
> >
> > I'm trying to create a Flex 4.5.1 app using an AdvancedDataGrid with a
> > column itemRenderer. See the code snippets below for the application and
> > item renderer.
> >
> > The problem I see is when I debug and place a break point inside
> > myItemRenderer.mxml located in either of the two places shown below, the
> > values for variables "value" and "data" are null.
> >
> > I'm not trying to do anything unusual here (guessing it should be
> textbook
> > implementation).
> >
> > The only info I can find on ADG using item renderers, does not include
> > where the columns are defined in mxml:
> >
> >
> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf69084-7bf2.html
> >
> > So I suspect the column item renderers for ADG behave similar to regular
> > mx or spark DataGrid. But don't I have to use an
> > mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer when I build the item renderer component?
> >
> > How do I connect the item renderer to the ADG column so I can format the
> > column data using my function: formatMyData()?
> >
> > Any help to straighten me out would be much appreciated. Thanks in
> advance
> > for any comments.
> >
> >
> > ----------- CODE SNIPPETS--------------
> >
> > ********** Application *********
> >
> > <mx:AdvancedDataGrid id="myGrid" ... >
> > <mx:columns>
> > <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn id="c0" headerText=""
> > dataField="label"/>
> > <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn id="c1" dataField="Name"
> > itemRenderer="com.mycompany.myItemRenderer"/>
> > </mx:columns>
> > ... data provider and other stuff not shown here...
> > </mx:AdvancedDataGrid>
> >
> >
> > ********* myItemRenderer.mxml *********
> >
> > <mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer
> > xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
> > xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
> > xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
> >
> > <fx:Script>
> > <![CDATA[
> >
> > import mx.controls.AdvancedDataGrid;
> >
> > override public function set data(value:Object):void {
> > super.data=value; // BREAKPOINT 1, where I see value=null
> > }
> >
> > override public function validateProperties():void {
> > super.validateProperties();
> > text=formatFn(data); // BREAKPOINT 2, where I see data=null
> > }
> >
> > private function formatMyData(data:Object):String {
> > var returnedData:String;
> > ... do various formatting here ...
> > return returnedData;
> > }
> >
> > ]]>
> > </fx:Script>
> > </mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer>
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Martin Miko
>
--
Martin Miko
Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in
AdvancedDataGrid
Posted by mo...@comcast.net.
Hi Martin,
The links look great, thanks for including them.
I figured out my problem -- I only populate the data provider after creation complete, so when the mxml initially runs, there's no data available. The app needs to do some work first before it's created. Therefore, I changed the item renderer as follows:
override public function validateProperties():void {
super.validateProperties();
if (data!=null) // I added this line of code
text=formatFn(data);
}
Now, the app starts without complaining about finding null values for data inside formatFn().
Thanks so much!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Miko" <ma...@gmail.com>
To: users@flex.apache.org
Sent: Friday, June 7, 2013 8:35:32 AM
Subject: Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in AdvancedDataGrid
Well, if you need only to get a formatted string out of the provided data
object, try using either formatter [1] have a look at the part about *Using
a data formatter in a column*, or labelFunction [2] a for particular
column. The provided example is a bit more on the complex side, but have a
look at label functions and how they are used.
Otherwise the code seems to be ok, at least the part you posted, but I
might have missed something.
[1]
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=advdatagrid_04.html
[2]
http://cookbooks.adobe.com/post_Formatting_summary_data_in_an_Advanced_Datagrid-11471.html
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 5:06 PM, <mo...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Experts,
>
> I'm trying to create a Flex 4.5.1 app using an AdvancedDataGrid with a
> column itemRenderer. See the code snippets below for the application and
> item renderer.
>
> The problem I see is when I debug and place a break point inside
> myItemRenderer.mxml located in either of the two places shown below, the
> values for variables "value" and "data" are null.
>
> I'm not trying to do anything unusual here (guessing it should be textbook
> implementation).
>
> The only info I can find on ADG using item renderers, does not include
> where the columns are defined in mxml:
>
> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf69084-7bf2.html
>
> So I suspect the column item renderers for ADG behave similar to regular
> mx or spark DataGrid. But don't I have to use an
> mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer when I build the item renderer component?
>
> How do I connect the item renderer to the ADG column so I can format the
> column data using my function: formatMyData()?
>
> Any help to straighten me out would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance
> for any comments.
>
>
> ----------- CODE SNIPPETS--------------
>
> ********** Application *********
>
> <mx:AdvancedDataGrid id="myGrid" ... >
> <mx:columns>
> <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn id="c0" headerText=""
> dataField="label"/>
> <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn id="c1" dataField="Name"
> itemRenderer="com.mycompany.myItemRenderer"/>
> </mx:columns>
> ... data provider and other stuff not shown here...
> </mx:AdvancedDataGrid>
>
>
> ********* myItemRenderer.mxml *********
>
> <mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer
> xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
> xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
> xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
>
> <fx:Script>
> <![CDATA[
>
> import mx.controls.AdvancedDataGrid;
>
> override public function set data(value:Object):void {
> super.data=value; // BREAKPOINT 1, where I see value=null
> }
>
> override public function validateProperties():void {
> super.validateProperties();
> text=formatFn(data); // BREAKPOINT 2, where I see data=null
> }
>
> private function formatMyData(data:Object):String {
> var returnedData:String;
> ... do various formatting here ...
> return returnedData;
> }
>
> ]]>
> </fx:Script>
> </mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer>
>
--
Martin Miko
Re: newbie question on using column itemRenderer in AdvancedDataGrid
Posted by Martin Miko <ma...@gmail.com>.
Well, if you need only to get a formatted string out of the provided data
object, try using either formatter [1] have a look at the part about *Using
a data formatter in a column*, or labelFunction [2] a for particular
column. The provided example is a bit more on the complex side, but have a
look at label functions and how they are used.
Otherwise the code seems to be ok, at least the part you posted, but I
might have missed something.
[1]
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/html/help.html?content=advdatagrid_04.html
[2]
http://cookbooks.adobe.com/post_Formatting_summary_data_in_an_Advanced_Datagrid-11471.html
On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 5:06 PM, <mo...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi Experts,
>
> I'm trying to create a Flex 4.5.1 app using an AdvancedDataGrid with a
> column itemRenderer. See the code snippets below for the application and
> item renderer.
>
> The problem I see is when I debug and place a break point inside
> myItemRenderer.mxml located in either of the two places shown below, the
> values for variables "value" and "data" are null.
>
> I'm not trying to do anything unusual here (guessing it should be textbook
> implementation).
>
> The only info I can find on ADG using item renderers, does not include
> where the columns are defined in mxml:
>
> http://help.adobe.com/en_US/flex/using/WS2db454920e96a9e51e63e3d11c0bf69084-7bf2.html
>
> So I suspect the column item renderers for ADG behave similar to regular
> mx or spark DataGrid. But don't I have to use an
> mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer when I build the item renderer component?
>
> How do I connect the item renderer to the ADG column so I can format the
> column data using my function: formatMyData()?
>
> Any help to straighten me out would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance
> for any comments.
>
>
> ----------- CODE SNIPPETS--------------
>
> ********** Application *********
>
> <mx:AdvancedDataGrid id="myGrid" ... >
> <mx:columns>
> <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn id="c0" headerText=""
> dataField="label"/>
> <mx:AdvancedDataGridColumn id="c1" dataField="Name"
> itemRenderer="com.mycompany.myItemRenderer"/>
> </mx:columns>
> ... data provider and other stuff not shown here...
> </mx:AdvancedDataGrid>
>
>
> ********* myItemRenderer.mxml *********
>
> <mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer
> xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
> xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
> xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
>
> <fx:Script>
> <![CDATA[
>
> import mx.controls.AdvancedDataGrid;
>
> override public function set data(value:Object):void {
> super.data=value; // BREAKPOINT 1, where I see value=null
> }
>
> override public function validateProperties():void {
> super.validateProperties();
> text=formatFn(data); // BREAKPOINT 2, where I see data=null
> }
>
> private function formatMyData(data:Object):String {
> var returnedData:String;
> ... do various formatting here ...
> return returnedData;
> }
>
> ]]>
> </fx:Script>
> </mx:AdvancedDataGridItemRenderer>
>
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Martin Miko