following link looks like what you need. Another variation is to use TextMetrics to figure out the size of the text.
hth cheers Steve Anson http://groups.google.com/group/flex_india/browse_thread/thread/7b546ff1cf7f94b8?pli=1 --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "valdhor" <valdhorli...@...> wrote: > > I never found any examples on the web. > > I am trying to do this now and have my own strategy which may or may not be > the best. In my case, my Data Grid has a max of around 30 rows - I don't > think my strategy would work for large data sets. > > So, what I am thinking is to use a mono-spaced embedded font for the data > grid (I am using Apple's Monaco TrueType font). Seeing as I know the font > size I will be using and each character uses the same width, I can safely use > a simple calculation to get the width of the column. I send a separate > request to the server that returns an object that contains the max character > length for each of the fields. In FLex I create columns from this object and > set the datagrid's columns to this array. > > Once I have this working, I will post an example. > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Alex Harui <aharui@> wrote: > > > > I don't know of any, but this question has been asked so many times, > > there's probably an example if you search the web. > > > > > > On 5/25/10 10:36 AM, "method_air" <loudjazz@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Any 'resize data grid columns to content' code examples? > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , > > Alex Harui <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > The column has to be the same size for every row, but each column can > > > have different widths. It would be rare to set it from the itemrenderer, > > > usually some other code accesses datagrid.column[i].width. > > > > > > > > > On 5/19/10 11:02 AM, "method_air" <loudjazz@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How do you vary the data grid column widths? Setting the width property > > > inside the item renderers to different values is not working. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Philip > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Alex Harui > > > Flex SDK Team > > > Adobe System, Inc. > > > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Alex Harui > > Flex SDK Team > > Adobe System, Inc. > > http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui > > >
