User Guide

250 DataGrid component (Flash Professional only)
Interacting with the DataGrid component
(Flash Professional only)
You can use the mouse and the keyboard to interact with a DataGrid component.
If
DataGrid.sortableColumns and DataGridColumn.sortOnHeaderRelease are both
true, clicking in a column header causes the grid to sort based on the column’s cell values.
If
DataGrid.resizableColumns is true, clicking in the area between columns lets you resize
columns.
Clicking in an editable cell sends focus to that cell; clicking a non-editable cell has no effect
on focus. An individual cell is editable when both the
DataGrid.editable and
DataGridColumn.editable properties of the cell are true.
When a DataGrid instance has focus either from clicking or tabbing, you can use the
following keys to control it:
Key Description
Down Arrow When a cell is being edited, the insertion point shifts to the end of
the cell’s text. If a cell is not editable, the Down Arrow key handles
selection as the List component does.
Up Arrow When a cell is being edited, the insertion point shifts to the
beginning of the cell’s text. If a cell is not editable, the Up Arrow key
handles selection as the List component does.
Right Arrow When a cell is being edited, the insertion point shifts one character
to the right. If a cell is not editable, the Right Arrow key does nothing.
Left Arrow When a cell is being edited, the insertion point shifts one character
to the left. If a cell is not editable, the Left Arrow key does nothing.
Return/Enter/
Shift+Enter
When a cell is editable, the change is committed, and the insertion
point is moved to the cell on the same column, next row (up or down,
depending on the shift toggle).
Shift+Tab/Tab Moves focus to the previous item. When the Tab key is pressed,
focus cycles from the last column in the grid to the first column on
the next line. When Shift+Tab is pressed, cycling is reversed. All the
text in the focused cell is selected.