I found the solution to my problem. It depends on the fact that "click" is fired after "itemClick."
var m_processingItemClick:Boolean = false; private function onItemClick(event:ListEvent):void { processingItemClick = true; } private function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void { if (m_processingItemClick) m_processingItemClick = false; else grid.selectedIndex = -1; } --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "whatabrain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Also, when I change focus to another window and then back to the flex > app, mouseFocusChange stops firing. It never fires again after that. > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "whatabrain" <junk1@> wrote: > > > > 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" <daryl@> > > 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. > > > > > > > > > >