Setting a DataGrid control’s data provider to an XML object in Flex

By On November 5, 2008 · 6 Comments

The following example shows how you can use an XML object as a data provider for a Flex DataGrid control and use a custom label function to display the XML node’s name.

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Creating a custom sort on a DataGrid control in Flex

By On April 9, 2008 · 6 Comments

The following example shows how you can create a custom sort on a Flex DataGrid control by using the SortField class and creating a custom compare function.

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Performing case [in]sensitive sorts using the DataGrid control in Flex

By On March 7, 2008 · 3 Comments

The following example shows how you can perform numeric sorts, case sensitive sorts, or case insensitive sorts in the Flex DataGrid control by setting a custom sort compare function on the DataGridColumn using the sortCompareFunction property, the static ObjectUtil.numericCompare() method, and the static ObjectUtil.stringCompare() method.

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