you can talk to anything in your parentApplication by doing *parentApplication.<whatever id name you gave the dataprovider>*
the variable parentApplication is a set flex variable that get's all the data in the main app. ** On 12/21/07, mark goldin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Aha, I see. Let me make sure I understand. > ownerData is defined in set method. That means it's set as many times as > many rows are in the DG, right? But why can't I talk directly to the > dataProvider of my DG? Or using a private var is the direct way? > > *Dominique Bessette - Halsema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > ownerdata is a variable that is set to the DG's row data. > > *ownerData = value as XML;* > ** > get's the row data. sorry i should have commented it more > > > > On 12/21/07, mark goldin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Not sure I understand about ownerData. Is it a hard coded dataProvider > > name for DG? I am working on a generic solution, I can't use hard coded > > names. Sorry, if I am misunderstanding your solution. > > > > *Dominique Bessette - Halsema <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >* wrote: > > > > Here is the code for the itemRenderer for a combobox i made. The > > dataProvider is xml. > > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > > <mx:ComboBox xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml " > > rowCount="2" labelField="@name" dataProvider="{weemcStatus}" > > change="onSelectionChange(event)"> > > <mx:Script> > > <![CDATA[ > > import mx.events.ListEvent; > > import mx.controls.dataGridClasses.DataGridListData; > > import mx.collections.XMLListCollection; > > > > private var ownerData:XML; > > > > //binds the xml row data to the combobox and appends the > > weemcStatus > > override public function set data(value:Object):void > > { > > if(value){ > > ownerData = value as XML; > > if(ownerData.weemcStatus.toString() == "" || > > ownerData.weemcStatus.toString () == null){ > > var item:XML = <weemcStatus>WILCO</weemcStatus>; > > ownerData.appendChild(item.toXMLString()); > > > > } > > } > > } > > > > override public function get data():Object > > { > > return ownerData; > > } > > > > override public function setFocus():void > > { > > super.setFocus(); > > > > open(); > > } > > > > //get's the new status and changes the xml status value > > private function onSelectionChange(e:ListEvent):void > > { > > if(selectedItem && ownerData){ > > var col:DataGridListData = > > DataGridListData(listData); > > var sname:String = selectedItem.toString (); > > if(ownerData.weemcStatus.toString() != "" || > > ownerData.weemcStatus.toString() != null){ > > ownerData.weemcStatus = sname; > > } > > else{ > > var item:XML = <weemcStatus>{sname}</weemcStatus>; > > ownerData.appendChild(item.toXMLString()); > > } > > } > > } > > > > > > private var xmlStatus:XML = > > <weemc> > > <status>WILCO</status> > > <status>CANTCO</status> > > </weemc>; > > > > [Bindable] > > private var weemcStatus:Array = (new XMLListCollection( > > xmlStatus.status)).toArray(); > > ]]> > > </mx:Script> > > </mx:ComboBox> > > > > > > On 12/20/07, mark goldin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > > > > I am using a Combobox as an itemRenderer for one of columns in a > > > DG. I have managed to intercept "change" event of the combobox. But what > > > do > > > I do to store new value from Combo into DG's dataProvider for the > > > following > > > data save to the server? > > > What is an actual design pattern for that? > > > > > > Thanks much for help. > > > > > > > > > > > >
