Thanks. That clears up a bunch. Now to see what I can do ... jelentz
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Aaron West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > No problem jelentz, check out the link I've provided below. While you > are looking to dynamically set the dataProvider of a DataGrid the > content > of the article discusses a ComboBox. The takeaway from the article is > how to create your own custom DataGrid class (by extending DataGrid) > and then writing the appropriate code to manipulate the dataProvider. > The article does a good job explain this. > > http://thesourcecode.org/?p=15 > > Let me know if you have questions (note, I didn't write the article.) > > > | Aaron West > | aaron AT trajiklyhip DOT com > | http://www.trajiklyhip.com/blog/ > | Certified Advanced Adobe ColdFusion MX 7 Developer > | Certified Macromedia FlashMX Developer > | Adobe Community Expert > > > On Oct 14, 2006, at 12:20 PM, jlentz2112 wrote: > > > Thanks for the reply, but unfortunately I don't follow all of it. I'm > > new to Flex, so could you please explain more? I get the AS3 > > extending DataGrid. How can you dynamically set the dataProvider to > > pass in info to the headerRenderer? A small snippet of code would be > > greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks again, > > jelentz > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Aaron West <aaron@> wrote: > >> > >> jelentz, > >> > >> Based on my limited experience I would suggest creating a custom > >> AS3 class that extends DataGrid. You can then dynamically set the > >> dataProvider, loop through whatever part of the data provider you > >> need, and based on the values therein create the number of > >> data grid columns you need. > >> > >> > >> | Aaron West > >> | aaron AT trajiklyhip DOT com > >> | http://www.trajiklyhip.com/blog/ > >> | Certified Advanced Adobe ColdFusion MX 7 Developer > >> | Certified Macromedia FlashMX Developer > >> | Adobe Community Expert > >> > >> > >> On Oct 13, 2006, at 8:40 PM, jlentz2112 wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, > >>> > >>> I've got an app where I need a DataGrid that will have a varying > >>> number of columns based on the value from a database query. I also > >>> need to be able to have each column header display a couple of images > >>> and the text provided by the database query. Is there a way to use a > >>> dataprovider to create a varying number of columns, and to use the > >>> dataprovider to pass in images and text? I've looked for examples > >>> and > >>> haven't had much luck finding any that I could follow. A simplified > >>> explanation would be greatly appreciated. > >>> > >>> Thank you, > >>> > >>> jelentz > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 > > > > > > > > > -- 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/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> 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/
