I've found a solution. Instead of trying to move the image in size(), i decided to move it in layoutChildren(). so all i did in my image cell renderer was add the following method
function layoutChildren():Void { super.layoutChildren(); image.move((layoutWidth/2), (layoutHeight/2)); } thanks for all the help. regards bod --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "bhaq1972" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thankyou both (Manish and Paulus) for your feed backs but still no > luck. The position of the image just doesnt want to budge. > > (All i'm doing is taking the flex samples example of > imagecellrenderer and adding the size() method from the > checkboxcellrenderer to reposition it.) > > I've used the move() method to move buttons around on a screen, but > for an image it doesnt work. > > any more ideas? > > Could it be repositioned from datagrid or datagridcolumn? > > regards > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, P Trisnadi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Prolly also set the column to center-aligned... (So, both column > and content/imagecellrenderer.) > > > > - Paulus > > ----- Original Message ----From: Manish Jethani > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Fri Jun 24 05:46:55 > 2005Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: question about image cellrenderer > in flex samples explorer > > > > > > > > On 6/23/05, bhaq1972 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > One follow up question. I'm trying to reposition the image to the > > > centre of the datagrid column using the following code in my > > > imagecellrenderer > > > > > > function size(Void) : Void > > > { > > >  //image is id of my mx:Image > > >  image.setSize(20, layoutHeight); > > >  image._x = (layoutWidth-20)/2; > > >  image._y = (layoutHeight-16)/2; > > > } > > > > > > this isn't working. > > > > What do you mean it isn't working? What's happening? > > > > Try using image.width and image.height instead of 20 and 16 in the > > last two lines. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > > Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > To visit your group on the web, go > to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:flexcoders- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/