My recommendation was to copy the datatip code from DGIR to your subclass of Label.
________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of djbrown_rotonews Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:00 AM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: dataTipRenderer available for DataGrid? the code, as presented (using a Label), will reach the toolTipEvent (as desired), but only after I put a toolTip=" " at the end of the <mx:Label text="{data.pnrLocator}" tooolTipCreate="outerDocument.createPNRToolTip(event)"/> line. thanks alex! --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "djbrown_rotonews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > it compiles when using Label as the component, but it doesn't > compile when using DataGridItemRenderer (cannot resolve attribute > toolTipCreate. Should I use DGIR, but use a different event since > toolTipCreate isn't exposed? > > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="PNR" dataField="pnrLocator"> > > <mx:itemRenderer > <mx:Component> > <mx:DataGridItemRenderer text="{data.pnrLocator}" > toolTipCreate="outerDocument.createPNRToolTip(event)"/ > </mx:Component> > </mx:itemRenderer> > > </mx:DataGridColumn> > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > In the future, please send code that compiles. > > > > > > > > I'd forgotten that dataTip functionality is in the renderer and > not the > > DG. If you look at DataGridItemRenderer it has its own dataTip > code. > > Label doesn't which is why it isn't set up to get the tooltip > events. > > I'd probably copy code from DGIR to a subclass of Label. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ] On > > Behalf Of djbrown_rotonews > > Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 5:44 AM > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: dataTipRenderer available for DataGrid? > > > > > > > > bump > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > Busy week. I'll try to take a look next week maybe. > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > ] On > > > Behalf Of djbrown_rotonews > > > Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 6:49 AM > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: dataTipRenderer available for DataGrid? > > > > > > > > > > > > what am I missing then? My code never gets to the the > > > createPNRToolTip function referenced in the toolTipCreate event > > > handler. I messed around with the showDataTips property on the > > grid > > > itself, and it didn't change the behavior. > > > > > > <mx:DataGrid width="100%" height="100%" > > > dataProvider="{pnrsToProcess}"> > > > <mx:columns> > > > <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="PNR" dataField="pnrLocator"> > > > <mx:itemRenderer> > > > <mx:Component> > > > <mx:Label text="{data.pnrLocator}" > > > toolTipCreate="outerDocument.createPNRToolTip(event)"/> > > > </mx:Component> > > > </mx:itemRenderer> > > > </mx:columns> > > > </mx:DataGrid> > > > > > > public function createPNRToolTip(event:ToolTipEvent):void { > > > > > > } > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > > > Each renderer should get the event. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > ] On > > > > Behalf Of djbrown_rotonews > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 5:47 AM > > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > 40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: dataTipRenderer available for > DataGrid? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I see where there's a ToolTipCreate event available, and I've > > used > > > > that in the past for custom tool tips over TextAreas etc.. I > see > > > the > > > > same event exposed for the DataGrid itself, but it doesn't > > appear > > > to > > > > exist for the individual columns. How would I handle the > > situation > > > > where I wanted to display a custom tool tip depending on what > > > column > > > > was being moused over? > > > > > > > > --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > , "Alex Harui" <aharui@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > There's a ToolTipEvent that you should be able to pick up > and > > > > return an > > > > > instance of a custom class to use as a tooltip > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > > > [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > ] On > > > > > Behalf Of djbrown_rotonews > > > > > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 1:20 PM > > > > > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> <mailto:flexcoders% > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > <mailto:flexcoders% > > > 40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > Subject: [flexcoders] dataTipRenderer available for DataGrid? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > How do I need to extend DataGrid to get the dataTipRenderer > > > stuff > > > > > exposed similiar to the charting classes? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
