is the datagrid item editor instance still alive when you close the popup. if so just set that with the data.
if(dg.itemEditorInstance) { var yr:YourRenderer = YourRenderer(dg.itemEditorInstance); yr.AcademicText = newAcademic; } . or you can always pass a reference of the datagrid into your modalpopup var searchWindow:TitleWindow = TitleWindow(PopUpManager.createPopUp(this , AcademicSearchForm, true)); searchWindow.title="Enter Academic Surname"; searchWindow.showCloseButton=true; searchWindow.parentDG = the parent dg. --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "barry.beattie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > LOL! thanx anyhoo, Doug. > > I can guess that all I need to do is get a reference to the origional > ArrayCollection (the dataGrid's dataProvider) from within the > titleWindow and let the [binding] do the rest... but it's a read then > append then save. > > I've tried but keep getting scoping issues.... from the titleWindow's > point of view the ArrayCollection is in the parent's parent. > > my code (so far) for the itemRenderer and titleWindow are in my > origional post but I'll throw it in here (in desperation) > > (cheers, mate) > > anyone else suggest how to do this? > > much appreciated > thanx > barry.b > > > ************* > itemRenderer (parent) > ************* > > <mx:HBox xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"> > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > import mx.controls.DataGrid; > import mx.events.FlexEvent; > > import mx.managers.PopUpManager; > import mx.core.IFlexDisplayObject; > import mx.containers.TitleWindow; > > private function showSearch():void { > var searchWindow:TitleWindow = > TitleWindow(PopUpManager.createPopUp(this > , AcademicSearchForm, true)); > searchWindow.title="Enter Academic Surname"; > searchWindow.showCloseButton=true; > } > > [Bindable] > public var newAcademic:String = new String(); > ]]> > </mx:Script> > <mx:TextInput id="AcademicText" text="{newAcademic}" /> > <mx:Button id="SearchAcademicBtn" label="Look-up" > click="showSearch();" /> > </mx:HBox> > > > *************** > modal search window (titleWindow) > *************** > > <?xml version="1.0"?> > <mx:TitleWindow xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" > creationComplete="doInit();" > showCloseButton="true" > close="removeMe()" > > > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > import mx.managers.PopUpManager; > > private var AcademicSearchResults:Array = new Array( > {surname: null, firstname: null, loginName: null} > ); > > > private function removeMe():void { > // Put any clean-up code here. > PopUpManager.removePopUp(this); > } > > private function doInit():void { > PopUpManager.centerPopUp(this); > SearchResultsDG.visible = false; > } > > private function processSearch():void { > // show "waiting" indicator... > clearSearchResults(); > getSearchResults(); > SearchResultsDG.visible = true; > SearchResultsDG.dataProvider = AcademicSearchResults; > > } > private function getSearchResults():void{ > // REPLACE THIS WITH REMOTE CALLS > AcademicSearchResults = new Array( > {surname: 'aaa', firstname: 'bbb', loginName: > 'aaab'} > , {surname: 'ccc', firstname: 'ddd', loginName: > 'cccd'} > , {surname: 'eee', firstname: 'fff', loginName: > 'eeef'} > ); > > } > > private function clearSearchResults():void{ > AcademicSearchResults = new Array( > {surname: null, firstname: null, loginName: null} > ); > SearchResultsDG.visible = false; > } > private function finaliseResults():void{ > /* HERE: > take what was selected with "useChoice" checkboxes and > _append_ the loginName fields as a list back to the > parent itemRenderer control > */ > removeMe(); > } > > ]]> > </mx:Script> > <mx:Form> > <mx:FormItem label="Surname"> > <mx:TextInput id="surname" width="100%"/> > </mx:FormItem> > </mx:Form> > <mx:VBox> > <mx:HBox> > <mx:Button click="processSearch();" label="Search"/> > <mx:Button click="finaliseResults()" label="Done"/> > </mx:HBox> > <mx:DataGrid id="SearchResultsDG"> > <mx:columns> > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="surname" > dataField="surname"/> > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="firstname" > dataField="firstname"/> > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="loginName" > dataField="loginName"/> > > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Use"> > <mx:itemRenderer> > <mx:Component> > <mx:HBox horizontalAlign="center"> > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > [Bindable] > public var > selected:Boolean; > ]]> > </mx:Script> > > <mx:CheckBox id="useChoice" > selected="false" click="selected = > useChoice.selected"/> > > </mx:HBox> > </mx:Component> > </mx:itemRenderer> > </mx:DataGridColumn> > > </mx:columns> > </mx:DataGrid> > > </mx:VBox> > </mx:TitleWindow> > **************************************** > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/