Thanks. That's very close to what I want. However, this method disables multiple-select. It deselects items when you click _anywhere_. I only want to deselect when you click on empty space.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "actionscript_czar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Try using the mouseFocusChange event. I've used it a few times for > deselecting items in a list when anywhere else is clicked. For your > needs, you may have to adapt it but give it a try. > > I have a blog post about it at: > > http://my.opera.com/darylducharme/blog/2007/12/14/hidden-gems- mousefocus\ > change > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "whatabrain" <junk1@> wrote: > > > > I have an AdvancedDataGrid which has a few rows, and lots of empty > > space. When I click on the empty space, I want all the rows to be > > deselected. How do I detect that I've clicked in an empty space? > > > > I tried using grid.getObjectsUnderPoint() in the "click" event, but > the > > results aren't very useful. I guess I could depend on the fact that > > there are always more than three objects when I click on a real row, > > and exactly three when I click on empty space, but that seems like a > > bad thing to depend on. Who knows what future versions of Flex will > add > > to the list? > > > > There must be a better way! > > > > Thanks. > > >
