I don't use XML (I use typed objects) but I can help where I can. In answer to
your questions...
1. Yes.
2. Yes (Well, I'm pretty sure. I haven't done it myself)
3. Yes.
4. Sure.
Steve
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Raymond Brown <silenttr...@...> wrote:
>
> Anyone, Wwas wondering if I could ask a couple of questions - aside from this
> one. 1. Is it possible to 'solely' in actionscript make a datagrid from an
> arraycollection? I am trying and it keeps dying. 2. Is it possible to have
> the cells in a datagrid show one of three png images all changing on the fly
> as the data changes? I figure if I build the grid correctly in AS then when
> I update the dataprovider it will update the grid in real time. 3. Is it
> possible to put a different tooltip on each cell in the datagrid? - so I can
> say show the IP address as seen below in the arraycollection but not in the
> grid itself. 4. Would you have the time and/interest in helping me forge my
> way through this? I don't want you to write it all - I just want someone to
> help me think my way through it before this weekend. I want to write it
> myself - i.e. learn but need someone available to point me toward my mistakes
> and help me through it via code suggestion and or
> known tutorials.
>
> Sample of my what I am dealing with
>
> private var _columnHeaderArray:Array = ["3750", "Serimux", "Novatel", "4033",
> "4039"];
> private var _aliveDeadArrayCollection:ArrayCollection;
>
> Then when the httpservice call returns my xml file I do this:
>
> _aliveDeadArrayCollection = result as ArrayCollection;
>
>
>
> My mxml from before was like this -
>
> <mx:columns>
> <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="site" headerText="Location">
> <mx:itemRenderer>
> <mx:Component>
> <mx:VBox horizontalAlign="center" verticalAlign="middle">
> <mx:Image source="{'assets/'+data.router}" verticalAlign="middle"
> horizontalAlign="center" width="50" height="50"/>
> </mx:VBox>
> </mx:Component>
> </mx:itemRenderer>
> </mx:DataGridColumn>
>
> -r
>
