enabling/disabling checkbox according to some condition - apache-flex

Question

I have a chechbox in a gridview. i need it disabled for some condition and enabled for other.
Problem is how to fetch check box id out side the grid.
Please help ....

Answer 1

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" xmlns:pw="http://intelligentpathways.com.au/Flex/v2">
<mx:ArrayCollection id="ac">
<mx:Object name="Alpha" enabled="{true}"/>
<mx:Object name="Bravo" enabled="{true}"/>
<mx:Object name="Charlie" enabled="{false}"/>
<mx:Object name="Delta" enabled="{false}"/>
<mx:Object name="Echo" enabled="{true}"/>
</mx:ArrayCollection>
<mx:Panel horizontalCenter="0" verticalCenter="0" title="Renderer Demo">
<mx:DataGrid width="500" height="300" dataProvider="{ac}">
<mx:columns>
<mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Name" dataField="name"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Enabled?" dataField="enabled"/>
<mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Checkbox">
<mx:itemRenderer>
<mx:Component>
<mx:Box paddingLeft="3">
<mx:CheckBox label="Foxtrot" enabled="{data.enabled}"/>
</mx:Box>
</mx:Component>
</mx:itemRenderer>
</mx:DataGridColumn>
</mx:columns>
</mx:DataGrid>
</mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>

Answer 2

By giving you're check box an ID you should be able to reference it no matter what container objects it's it.
<mx:CheckBox id=myCheckbox ... />
can then be referenced in any script in that file like this:
private function toggleCheckBoxEnabled():void{
if(some condition){
myCheckBox.enabled = true;
}else{
myCheckBox.enabled = false;
}
}