in that data() block, I would just use:

this.setStyle("backgroundColor", "red");

to change the item renderer's background color.

see if this works.

Jeremy.

On 7/1/06, djbrown_rotonews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

any help? is there a more elegant way to do it inside of set data(),
or is the beginFill/drawRect/endFill method shown as good as it gets?

--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "djbrown_rotonews"


<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Is the beginFill/drawRect/endFill the only way to do it inside of
> set data() as well, or is there an alternate way?
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Jeremy Lu" <wade.lu@> wrote:
> >
> > Got it, thanks :-)
> >
> >
> >
> > On 6/27/06, Joan Tan <tan@> wrote:
> > >
> > > I believe that this was suggested to me by Alex. I think
your
> way
> > > should work too though.
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > >
> > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] *On
> > > Behalf Of *Jeremy Lu
> > > *Sent:* Monday, June 26, 2006 4:22 PM
> > > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > > *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] Re: coloring an entire cell in a
> DataGrid?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > hi Joan,
> > >
> > > Just wondering is there any particular reason that you don't
> change the
> > > background color in the data() setter like this:
> > >
> > > public function set data(value:Object
>
<http://../../../Object.html>):void< http://../../../specialTypes.html
> #void>
> > > {
> > >
> > > if( value.myColumnName > 50){
> > > //change bg to red
> > > }else{
> > > //change to other color
> > > }
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > > Jeremy.
> > >
> > > On 6/27/06, *Joan Tan* <tan@> wrote:
> > >
> > > The "color" style of Text only affects the text and the not the
> > > background. Text doesn't actually have a background color so
you
> must create
> > > an itemRenderer with a backgroundColor and then set it. This
> example was
> > > posted on another flexcoders thread entitled "datagrid". This
> itemRenderer
> > > will turn the background of a row to red if the value of the
> column
> > > "myColumnName" in that row is over 50.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > package {
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > import mx.controls.Label;
> > >
> > > import mx.controls.dataGridClasses.*;
> > >
> > > import mx.controls.DataGrid;
> > >
> > > import flash.display.Graphics;
> > >
> > > import mx.styles.StyleManager;
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > [Style(name="backgroundColor", type="uint", format="Color",
> > > inherit="no")]
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > public class BackgroundComp extends Label {
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > override protected function updateDisplayList
> (unscaledWidth:Number,
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > unscaledHeight:Number):void
> > >
> > > {
> > >
> > > super.updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth,
> unscaledHeight);
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > var g:Graphics = graphics;
> > >
> > > g.clear();
> > >
> > > var grid1:DataGrid =
> > > DataGrid(DataGridListData(listData).owner);
> > >
> > > if (grid1.isItemSelected(data) ||
> > > grid1.isItemHighlighted(data))
> > >
> > > return;
> > >
> > > if (data.myColumnName > 50)
> > >
> > > {
> > >
> > > g.beginFill(0xFF0000);
> > >
> > > g.drawRect(0, 0, unscaledWidth,
> unscaledHeight);
> > >
> > > g.endFill();
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------
> > >
> > > *From:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] *On
> > > Behalf Of *djbrown_rotonews
> > > *Sent:* Monday, June 26, 2006 10:13 AM
> > > *To:* flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
> > > *Subject:* [flexcoders] Re: coloring an entire cell in a
> DataGrid?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I'm using an itemRenderer to set the text color via the
setStyle
> > > ("color",<color>) construct, but it doesn't appear to be that
> simple
> > > for backgroundColor. Is the data() method part of the renderer
> API?
> > >
> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <flexcoders%
> 40yahoogroups.com>, "Jeremy
> > > Lu" <wade.lu@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Using item renderer, yes.
> > > >
> > > > Check it in the manual and pay attention to data() method.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 6/26/06, djbrown_rotonews <djbrown_rotonews@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there a way to color the entire cell, and not sure the
> cell
> > > text
> > > > > itself, inside a DataGrid?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>


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