I actually searched around and couldn’t find any other examples of this, but here is a quick example of using the <mx:Sort /> and <mx:SortField /> MXML tags in Flex to sort an XMLListCollection.
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The following is an example of locking a fixed number of columns in a horizontally scrolling DataGrid control. Although this tip probably has little to no use if all your data fits comfortably in a data grid, it can be invaluable if you have a lot of columns and need to scroll horizontally as well as vertically.
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Here’s an example which prevents users from deselecting a date in the Flex DateChooser control by Ctrl-clicking on the date. By listening for the DateChooser control’s change event, and if the currently selected date is null, we set the selected date to the previously selected date. Also, for no good reason, I added a List control which lets you disable certain dates in the calendar.
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Here’s a basic example of creating a text tool tip using the Flex ToolTipManager class and making the tool tip follow the mouse cursor.
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