You may need to call super.listData
On 6/26/10 5:52 PM, "Rajan" <ilikef...@yahoo.com> wrote: I created itemeditor public class TextInputFieldEditor extends TextInput { private var _listData:BaseListData; private var _dataGrid:CheckBoxDataGrid; private var _dataField:String; private var _columnIndex:int; public function TextInputFieldEditor() { addEventListener(FocusEvent.FOCUS_IN,onFocusIn,false,0,true); super(); } override public function get listData():BaseListData { return _listData; } override public function set listData(value:BaseListData):void { _listData=value; _dataGrid=value.owner as CheckBoxDataGrid; _dataField=(value as DataGridListData).dataField; _columnIndex = (value as DataGridListData).columnIndex; } private function onFocusIn(event:Event):void { this.maxChars = (_dataGrid.columns[_columnIndex] as CustomDataGridColumn).maxCharaters; } but when i click on the datagrid to edit the field, the correct value is not displayed in the cell. It shows [object ServicePlnVO]. Though itemrender displays correct value. Any pointers. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , Alex Harui <aha...@...> wrote: > > Editor is created after itemEditBegin. The recommended practice is to > subclass the itemEditor. > > Maybe cheat by using focusIn event. > > > On 6/24/10 12:36 PM, "ilikeflex" <ilikef...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi > > I have datagrid and i am using the default itemeditor. I want to limit the > charatcres the user can enter. > > I have implemented itemEditBegin method on datagrid. > > private function onitemEditBegin(event:DataGridEvent):void > { > var datGrid:CheckBoxDataGrid=(event.currentTarget as CheckBoxDataGrid); > var customDataGridColumn:CustomDataGridColumn = > datGrid.columns[event.columnIndex] as CustomDataGridColumn; > var field:String=datGrid.columns[event.columnIndex].dataField; > if(field == "prlName") > { > var editor:TextInput = datGrid.itemEditorInstance as TextInput; > editor.maxChars = 5; > } > > } > > I always get editor as null... so i am not able to set maxChars on TextInput. > How to do this.. > > Any pointers. > > Thanks > ilikeflex > > > > > > > -- > 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