I think i got it working.. runnign some tests

contextMenu.addEventListener(ContextMenuEvent.MENU_SELECT, database_contextMenuHandler);

Thanks for all the help. Keep you posted

I meant MouseEvent.CONTEXT_MENU is available ONLY in AIR

addEventListener(MouseEvent.CONTEXT_MENU, database_contextMenuHandler);

Also the there is no event MouseEvent.CONTEXT_MENU is available in AIR. I am using flex for web applications ( so it runs in flash player). I tried with MouseEvent.CLICK, but it did not help.

One thing i observed from the begining is when i right click the context menu appears, when i select on the options in the menu, the tree item below is getting highlighted/selected.

Please let me know. Thank you

Define the following in the constructor:

addEventListener(MouseEvent.CONTEXT_MENU, database_contextMenuHandler);

And then define the event handler function where the myData variable would be the object in Tree’s dataProvider that you want selected.

private function database_contextMenuHandler(event:MouseEvent):void {
var tree:Tree = this.owner as Tree;
tree.selectedItem = myData;
trace(”new selected item!\n” + tree.selectedItem);
}

Thanks for the response. I tried the with sample and added the contextmenu creation in the constructor, but still could not get working, my bad.

I am not clear if this line below is only adding event handler ?

edit.addEventListener(ContextMenuEvent.MENU_ITEM_SELECT, databases_menuItemSelectHandler);

does the event handler function (databases_menuItemSelectHandler) should have some extra logic to select /highlight the item in the tree ?

As per your blog, it seems it does not require, Please throw some light. Thanks for all the help

Below is the sample i have been trying
[code]

<![CDATA[
import mx.events.ListEvent;
import mx.collections.XMLListCollection;
[Bindable]
public var treeMenu:ContextMenu = new ContextMenu();
public var lastTreeItem:ListEvent;

[Bindable]
private var company:XML =

;

[Bindable]

private var companyData:XMLListCollection = new XMLListCollection(company.department);

]]>

[/code]

[code]
package views.renderers
{
import flash.events.ContextMenuEvent;
import flash.ui.ContextMenu;
import flash.ui.ContextMenuItem;

import mx.collections.*;
import mx.controls.Tree;
import mx.controls.listClasses.IListItemRenderer;
import mx.controls.treeClasses.*;

import views.controls.ModelGrid;

public class ModelVersionNode extends TreeItemRenderer
{
public var isVersion:Boolean = false;
public var isPublished:Boolean = false;
protected var nodeGrid:ModelGrid;
protected var _tree:Tree;

public function ModelVersionNode()
{
super();
var contextMenu:ContextMenu = new ContextMenu();
contextMenu.addEventListener(ContextMenuEvent.MENU_SELECT, databases_menuItemSelectHandler);
var menuItems:Array = [];
var edit:ContextMenuItem = new ContextMenuItem("Edit Name");
edit.addEventListener(ContextMenuEvent.MENU_ITEM_SELECT, cm_menuItemSelectHandler);
menuItems.push(edit);
contextMenu.customItems = menuItems;

this.contextMenu = contextMenu;
}
override public function set data(value:Object):void
{
if(value != null)
{
super.data = value;
if(TreeListData(super.listData).hasChildren)
{
setStyle("color", 0x660099);
setStyle("fontWeight", 'bold');
}
else
{
setStyle("color", 0x000000);
setStyle("fontWeight", 'normal');
}
}
}

override protected function updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number, unscaledHeight:Number):void
{
super.updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth, unscaledHeight);
if(super.data)
{
if(TreeListData(super.listData).hasChildren)
{
var tmp:XMLList = new XMLList(TreeListData(super.listData).item);
var myStr:int = tmp[0].children().length();
super.label.text = TreeListData(super.listData).label + "(" + myStr + " objects)";
}
}
}

private function databases_menuItemSelectHandler(event:ContextMenuEvent):void {
var rowNum:int;
if (event.mouseTarget is IListItemRenderer) {
rowNum = this._tree.itemRendererToIndex(event.mouseTarget as IListItemRenderer);
if (rowNum >= 0) this._tree.selectedIndex = rowNum;
}
}

private function cm_menuItemSelectHandler(event:ContextMenuEvent):void
{

}

}
}

[/code]

The Flex cookbook sample I refer too I have linked within the article. You can find it here:

http://cookbooks.adobe.com/index.cfm?event=showdetails&postId=62

I used the renderer there as a starting point because an item renderer for a Tree is very different from a List which we are much more accustomed to working with. My mistake was thinking I could just drop in any renderer but it doesn’t work that way as it will mess up the Tree itself, missing arrow icons, etc. The cookbook sample is what I started off with.

I have read the entire post. I tired what Javier Hulio said, but selecting of Tree item is NOT being selected.

When you say flex cookbook sample, are you referring to ” Create an Item Renderer for a Tree”, page 142 sample code.

Please help

Thanks

Please help me out…