DataGrid highilght problem with ItemRendered Text

Question

I have a datagrid with some elements that are defined as
using an itemrenderer:
<mx:DataGrid id="dg" dataProvider="{dp}" >
<mx:columns>
<mx:DataGridColumn headerText="header"
dataField="element" itemRenderer="dgRenderer" />
Now, the item renderer just lists what text should be there:
override public function set data(value:Object):void
this.text = "new text";
So, as far as it goes, this works fine (all app-specific
stuff ripped out, but you get the idea). The text does show up in
the datagrid correctly. However, when I mouse over the datagrid,
normal (i.e. not-item-rendered) items get a dark background, and
change their font to a gray color. However, item-rendered objects
appear in black text, always.
Does anyone know why that is, or how I can solve it?
Thanks for any help you can provide.
-Brand

Answer 1

"BrandG" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>I have a datagrid with some elements that are defined as
using an
>itemrenderer:
>
> <mx:DataGrid id="dg" dataProvider="{dp}" >
> <mx:columns>
> <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="header"
dataField="element"
> itemRenderer="dgRenderer" />
>
> Now, the item renderer just lists what text should be
there:
>
> override public function set data(value:Object):void
> {
> this.text = "new text";
> }
>
> So, as far as it goes, this works fine (all app-specific
stuff ripped out,
> but
> you get the idea). The text does show up in the datagrid
correctly.
> However,
> when I mouse over the datagrid, normal (i.e.
not-item-rendered) items get
> a
> dark background, and change their font to a gray color.
However,
> item-rendered
> objects appear in black text, always.
>
> Does anyone know why that is, or how I can solve it?
>
> Thanks for any help you can provide.
Here are some options:
1) Just use a labelFunction
2) Extend the default itemRenderer
3) Look at the code for the default itemRenderer and see how
it handles
this
HTH;
Amy