Adding a Tree into a datagrid column

Question

I have a requirement where I have to create a datagrid with
one of the columns having a tree control. The problem I am trying
to resolve is how to dynamically change the height of the datagrid
column which has the tree when the tree is collapsed and
dynamically increase the datagrid column height when the tree is
expanded.
Is is feasible ? Am I chasing a wild dream ?
Any help will be greatly appreciated...
Thanks

Answer 1

Darin,
Thank you for responding. I was able to get a tree display in
a datagrid. I am going to attach all the code.
The problem I am facing is, I need two clicks to expand a
tree in the datagrid column so that both the tree to expand and the
datagrid column to adjust its height. Let me know why this is so.
May be, being a newbie, I am completely off the track here. Thanks
in advance.
THE MXML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="
http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
layout="absolute" xmlns:ns1="com.ram.flash.custom.*">
<mx:XML id="xmlData" source="myDataWithTree.xml"/>
<mx:HBox>
<mx:DataGrid id="dgSource"
dataProvider="{xmlData.person}" editable="false"
variableRowHeight="true">
<mx:columns>
<mx:Array>
<mx:DataGridColumn editable="false" sortable="false"
resizable="true" width="400" textAlign="left" headerText="Id"
dataField="address">
<mx:itemRenderer>
<mx:Component>
<ns1:PruDataGridTreeColumn
disclosureOpenIcon="@Embed(source='icn_minus.jpg')"
disclosureClosedIcon="@Embed(source='icn_plus.jpg')" width="260"
height="20" />
</mx:Component>
</mx:itemRenderer>
</mx:DataGridColumn>
<mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Name" dataField="name"
editable="false"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Age" dataField="age"
editable="false"/>
</mx:Array>
</mx:columns>
</mx:DataGrid>
</mx:HBox>
</mx:Application>
THE DATA
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<data>
<person>
<name>Mister</name>
<age>36</age>
<address>
<Capitals label="U.S. State Capitals">
<capital label="AL" value="Montgomery"/>
<capital label="AK" value="Juneau"/>
<capital label="AR" value="Little Rock"/>
<capital label="AZ" value="Phoenix"/>
<capital label="AL" value="Montgomery"/>
<capital label="AK" value="Juneau"/>
<capital label="AR" value="Little Rock"/>
<capital label="AZ" value="Phoenix"/>
<capital label="AL" value="Montgomery"/>
<capital label="AK" value="Juneau"/>
<capital label="AR" value="Little Rock"/>
<capital label="AZ" value="Phoenix"/>
</Capitals>
</address>
</person><person>
<name>Missus</name>
<age>28</age>
<address>
<Capitals label="Indian State Capitals">
<capital label="AL" value="Montgomery"/>
<capital label="AK" value="Juneau"/>
<capital label="AR" value="Little Rock"/>
<capital label="AZ" value="Phoenix"/>
</Capitals>
</address>
</person>
</data>
THE CUSTOM ACTIONSCRIPT CLASS
package com.ram.flash.custom
import flash.geom.Rectangle;
import mx.core.IDataRenderer;
import mx.controls.listClasses.IListItemRenderer;
import flash.display.DisplayObjectContainer;
import flash.events.Event;
import mx.managers.ISystemManager;
import mx.controls.Tree;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.display.DisplayObject;
import mx.events.FlexEvent;
import mx.collections.XMLListCollection;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import mx.controls.treeClasses.TreeItemRenderer;
import mx.controls.treeClasses.TreeListData;
import mx.core.ClassFactory;
import mx.events.ScrollEvent;
import mx.controls.DataGrid;
import mx.events.CollectionEvent;
import mx.events.CollectionEventKind;
public class PruDataGridTreeColumn extends Tree implements
IListItemRenderer, IDataRenderer
private var _data : Object = null;
private var _dataGrid:DataGrid = null;
[Bindable("dataChange")]
public override function get data():Object
return _data;
public function set myDataGrid(value:DataGrid):void
_dataGrid = value;
public function PruDataGridTreeColumn()
super();
public override function set data(value:Object):void
this._data = value;
this.invalidateProperties();
var xmlDATA:XMLList = new XMLList(_data);
this.labelField='@label';
this.dataProvider = xmlDATA.address.Capitals;
dispatchEvent(new FlexEvent(FlexEvent.DATA_CHANGE));
override public function expandItem(item:Object,
open:Boolean, animate:Boolean=false, dispatchEvent:Boolean=false,
cause:Event=null):void
animate = true;
super.expandItem(item,open,animate,dispatchEvent,cause);
var lc:XML = new XML(item);
var ht:Number = 20;
var wt:Number = this.width;
if(open)
ht = (lc.children().length() * 20 + 40);
this.height = (lc.children().length() * 20 + 40);
else
ht = 20;
this.height = 20;
}