flex contextmenu component reference - apache-flex

Question

I have a DataGrid with a custom itemRenderer(Canvas) which has a context menu on its right click. I am trying to get the data of the itemRenderer.
I tried to find something in event & variables. I also tried with FlexNativeMenu on RIGHT_MOUSE_CLICK. But I didn't find any way out.
Please help me in getting the data of the itemrenderer or its instance.

Answer 1

contextMenuOwner property of the ContextMenuEvent dispatched by the ContextMenu would point to the itemRenderer of interest.
var renderer:Canvas = Canvas(event.contextMenuOwner);
trace(renderer.data);
trace(renderer.data.something);

Answer 2

Use ContextMenuEvent.mouseTarget:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" initialize="init();">
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.core.IDataRenderer;
private function init():void
{
var dataGridContextMenu:ContextMenu = new ContextMenu();
dataGridContextMenu.hideBuiltInItems();
dataGridContextMenu.addEventListener(ContextMenuEvent.MENU_SELECT,
menuSelectHandler);
dataGrid.contextMenu = dataGridContextMenu;
}
private function menuSelectHandler(event:ContextMenuEvent):void
{
var displayObject:DisplayObject = event.mouseTarget as DisplayObject;
while (!(displayObject is IDataRenderer) && !(displayObject == dataGrid))
{
displayObject = displayObject.parent;
}
var data:Object;
if (displayObject is IDataRenderer)
data = IDataRenderer(displayObject).data;
var customItems:Array = [];
if (data)
{
var contextMenuItem:ContextMenuItem = new ContextMenuItem(data.name, false, false);
customItems.push(contextMenuItem);
}
var menu:ContextMenu = ContextMenu(event.target);
menu.customItems = customItems;
}
]]>
</fx:Script>
<mx:DataGrid id="dataGrid">
<mx:dataProvider>
<s:ArrayCollection>
<fx:Object name="Mike" age="21"/>
<fx:Object name="Juss" age="19"/>
</s:ArrayCollection>
</mx:dataProvider>
</mx:DataGrid>
</s:Application>