CellRenderer example please?

[danimal]

Can someone point out or post a good example of using a CellRenderer in a List please? Every example I've found, including Macromedia's, just does not explain it very well. I've been using cell renderers for a long time in Java Swing, so I'm familiar with how it works in theory, but for some reason ActionScripts's version of it is just not clicking with me.

My current use of it requires displaying an icon, and a bit of text, for an array of objects that holds several fields. But I just cannot see how to make it actually display anything, all I get is a blank field (which is still selectable).

Thanks.

[Xeef]

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash.../00003131.html

[danimal]

Originally Posted by Xeef

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash.../00003131.html

Yeah, I've read this and looked over the example code several times, but it just doesn't make any sense. First, there isn't a simple demonstration of a single column list to look at, only datagrids, and I don't see where the value to display gets from the array into the cell object to render. Does the renderer's setValue() just intuit the proper field to display? What about in the more complex example with the combobox and checkbox? I'm just not finding detailed enough documentation from Macromedia or anywhere else on how this works.

Thanks,
Dan

[Xeef]

Does the renderer's setValue() just intuit the proper field to display?

yes ( sortof )

each field has a function "setValue" wich is called then

and I don't see where the value to display gets from the array into the cell object to render

here :

setValue(suggestedValue:String, item:Object, selected:Boolean)

item is the object whit the values

eg.

item.MyValue
item.MycheckboxValue
....

[danimal]

Originally Posted by Xeef

yes ( sortof )

each field has a function "setValue" wich is called then




here :

setValue(suggestedValue:String, item:Object, selected:Boolean)

item is the object whit the values

eg.

item.MyValue
item.MycheckboxValue
....

Ok, so when I want to add my object into the Array, I would use
addItem({field1:value, field2:value})

Then in setValue() I can retrieve those fields using
item.field1
item.field2
?

I've found that I'm not able to trace() from my cellrenderer class, is that normal or is there some other way to check values while in there?

Thanks for all the help,
Dan

[Xeef]

you shoud by abel to trace from the class if not there is something wrong !

[danimal]

Originally Posted by Xeef

you shoud by abel to trace from the class if not there is something wrong !

So I see-- I put traces in the Macromedia cellrendering example (combobox & checkbox cells in a datagrid) and they output fine. I get nothing in my own single column List cellrenderer though. I don't know what it could be though, I started off with the MultiLineCell example and began customizing from there. I set it with list.cellRenderer = myCellRenderer. Is it done some different way?

Thanks,
Dan

[Scottae]

Here's a good example:

http://www.flash-db.com/Tutorials/ce...erer/index.php

Remember, the DataGrid class extends the List class. So it's essentially going to be done the same way for both. The difference being that List components only have one column where DataGrid components can have more than one. You may also want to take a look at this thread as well.

[Xeef]

list.cellRenderer = myCellRenderer

myCellRenderer needs to by a STRING whit the library identifier of the clip linked to the cellrendererClass

[danimal]

Originally Posted by Xeef

list.cellRenderer = myCellRenderer

myCellRenderer needs to by a STRING whit the library identifier of the clip linked to the cellrendererClass

Oops, I did mean the string. I'm starting to think somehow my custom cell renderer simply is not being used, and my list.cellRenderer = "myCellRenderer" is just setting an undefined renderer. I put it in an external .as file, found in the same folder as the fla, and it contains all of the MultiLineCell.as example code. Isn't that enough, or is there something else I must do?

Ah, is it necessary to setup the class for exporting using the Linkage Properties dialog as well?