Hi Shwetal,
I am in the process of creating a very similar dynamic datagrid.
This code should get you pointed in the right direction:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- This example uses the dataProvider to build the dataGrid columns dynamically -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical"
creationComplete="initApp()">
<mx:Script><![CDATA[
import mx.controls.dataGridClasses.DataGridColumn;
import mx.controls.DataGrid;
import mx.collections.XMLListCollection;
import mx.controls.Alert;
[Bindable]
private var _xlcCatalog:XMLListCollection; //the dataProvider for the DG
//run by creationComplete
public function initApp():void
{
_xlcCatalog = new XMLListCollection(xmlCatalog.product); //wrap the XML product nodes in an XMLListCollection
buildDG(); //creates the dataGrid
}//initApp
private function buildDG():void
{
var aColumnDef:Array = getColumnDefArray(); //returns a noraml array of objects that specify DtaGridColumn properties
var oColumnDef:Object;
var dg:DataGrid = new DataGrid; //instantiate a new DataGrid
var dgc:DataGridColumn;
var aColumnsNew:Array = dg.columns
var iTotalDGWidth:int = 0;
for (var i:int=0;i<aColumnDef.length;i++) { //loop over the column definition array
oColumnDef = aColumnDef[i];
dgc = new DataGridColumn(); //instantiate a new DataGridColumn
dgc.dataField = oColumnDef.dataField; //start setting the properties from the column def array
dgc.width = oColumnDef.width;
iTotalDGWidth += dgc.width; //add up the column widths
dgc.editable = oColumnDef.editable;
dgc.sortable = oColumnDef.sortable
dgc.visible = oColumnDef.visible;
dgc.wordWrap = oColumnDef.wordWrap;
aColumnsNew.push(dgc) //push the new dataGridColumn onto the array
}
dg.columns = aColumnsNew; //assign the array back to the dtaGrid
dg.editable = true;
dg.width = iTotalDGWidth;
dg.dataProvider = _xlcCatalog; //set the dataProvider
this.addChild(dg); //add the dataGrid to the application
}//buildDG
//uses the first product node to define the columns
private function getColumnDefArray():Array
{
//Alert.show("colcount:" + xmlCatalog.toXMLString());
var aColumns:Array = new Array();
var node0:XML = xmlCatalog.product[0]; //get the first "product" node
var xlColumns:XMLList = node0.children(); //get its child nodes (columns) as an XMLList
var xmlColumn:XML
var oColumnDef:Object;
for (var i:int=0;i<xlColumns.length();i++) { //loop over the xmlList
xmlColumn = xlColumns[i];
oColumnDef = new Object();
oColumnDef.dataField = xmlColumn.localName(); //make the dataField be the node name
switch (oColumnDef.dataField) { //conditional column property logic
case "name":
oColumnDef.width = 80;
oColumnDef.sortable = false;
oColumnDef.visible = true;
oColumnDef.editable = false;
oColumnDef.wordWrap = false;
break;
case "description":
oColumnDef.width = 200;
oColumnDef.sortable = false;
oColumnDef.visible = true;
oColumnDef.editable = false;
oColumnDef.wordWrap = true;
break;
case "price":
oColumnDef.width = 40;
oColumnDef.sortable = true;
oColumnDef.visible = true;
oColumnDef.editable = true;
oColumnDef.wordWrap = false;
break;
case "image":
oColumnDef.width = 100;
oColumnDef.sortable = false;
oColumnDef.visible = false;
oColumnDef.editable = false;
oColumnDef.wordWrap = false;
break;
default:
oColumnDef.width = 50;
oColumnDef.sortable = true;
oColumnDef.visible = true;
oColumnDef.editable = false;
oColumnDef.wordWrap = false;
break;
}
aColumns.push(oColumnDef);
}
return aColumns; //return the array
}//getColumnDefArray
]]></mx:Script>
<mx:XML id="xmlCatalog">
<catalog>
<product productId="1">
<name>Nokia 6010</name>
<description>Easy to use without sacrificing style, the Nokia 6010 phone offers functional voice communication supported by text messaging, multimedia messaging, mobile internet, games and more</description>
<price>99.99</price>
<image>assets/pic/Nokia_6010.gif</image>
<series>6000</series>
<triband>false</triband>
<camera>false</camera>
<video>false</video>
<highlight1>MMS</highlight1>
<highlight2>Large color display</highlight2>
</product>
<product productId="2">
<name>Nokia 3100 Blue</name>
<description>Light up the night with a glow-in-the-dark cover - when it's charged with light you can easily find your phone in the dark. When you get a call, the Nokia 3100 phone flashes in tune with your ringing tone. And when you snap on a Nokia Xpress-on™ gaming cover*, you'll get luminescent light effects in time to the gaming action.</description>
<price>139</price>
<image>assets/pic/Nokia_3100_blue.gif</image>
<series>3000</series>
<triband>true</triband>
<camera>false</camera>
<video>false</video>
<highlight1>Glow-in-the-dark</highlight1>
<highlight2>Flashing lights</highlight2>
</product>
<product productId="3">
<name>Nokia 3100 Pink</name>
<description>Light up the night with a glow-in-the-dark cover - when it's charged with light you can easily find your phone in the dark. When you get a call, the Nokia 3100 phone flashes in tune with your ringing tone. And when you snap on a Nokia Xpress-on™ gaming cover*, you'll get luminescent light effects in time to the gaming action.</description>
<price>139</price>
<image>assets/pic/Nokia_3100_pink.gif</image>
<series>3000</series>
<triband>true</triband>
<camera>false</camera>
<video>false</video>
<highlight1>Glow-in-the-dark</highlight1>
<highlight2>Flashing lights</highlight2>
</product>
<product productId="4">
<name>Nokia 3120</name>
<description>Designed for both business and pleasure, the elegant Nokia 3120 phone offers a pleasing mix of features. Enclosed within its chic, compact body, you will discover the benefits of tri-band compatibility, a color screen, MMS, XHTML browsing, cheerful screensavers, and much more.</description>
<price>159.99</price>
<image>assets/pic/Nokia_3120.gif</image>
<series>3000</series>
<triband>true</triband>
<camera>false</camera>
<video>false</video>
<highlight1>Multimedia messaging</highlight1>
<highlight2>Animated screensavers</highlight2>
</product>
<product productId="5">
<name>Nokia 3220</name>
<description>The Nokia 3220 phone is a fresh new cut on some familiar ideas - animate your MMS messages with cute characters, see the music with lights that flash in time with your ringing tone, download wallpapers and screensavers with matching color schemes for the interface.</description>
<price>159.99</price>
<image>assets/pic/Nokia_3220.gif</image>
<series>3000</series>
<triband>false</triband>
<camera>true</camera>
<video>false</video>
<highlight1>MIDI tones</highlight1>
<highlight2>Cut-out covers</highlight2>
</product>
</catalog>
</mx:XML>
</mx:Application>
This action script creates a dynamic table using the xml files first product's children nodes as the datagrid column names.
It is also possible to preload an xml file using the <mx:XML /> and using an external xml file.
It is also possible to instead use <mx:HTTPService> as the datasource and pass the information from this http result into an xml variable and dynamically use this as the source for the column names and use another identical <mx:HTTPService> for the dynamic data you wish to populate the list with.
Hope this helps
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