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Using the DataGrid

The DataGrid component lets you display data in a grid of rows and columns, drawing the data from an array or an external XML file that you can parse into an array for the DataProvider. The DataGrid component includes vertical and horizontal scrolling, event support (including support for editable cells), and sorting capabilities.

You can resize and customize characteristics such as the font, color, and the borders of columns in a grid. You can use a custom movie clip as a cell renderer for any column in a grid. (A cell renderer displays the contents of a cell.) You can turn off scroll bars and use the DataGrid methods to create a page view style display. For more information about customization, see the DataGridColumn class in the ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference.

Related topics

• User interaction with the DataGrid
• DataGrid parameters
• Creating an application with the DataGrid

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