If I'm understanding what you mean, you would need to control it via data. The collection you pass into the dataProvider could have a property that indicates whether the TextInput associated with that piece of data should have focus. Then in the script for the ItemRenderer you override the set data method and set focus based on the data passed in. There is no good way to access individual item renderers within an ItemRendererOwner as far as I know, nor is it good practice to try to do so. Item renderers should be controlled through the data they are given.
Kyle -- Sent from: http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/
