package comps
{
    import flash.display.DisplayObject;
    import mx.controls.listClasses.ListItemRenderer;
    import mx.controls.Alert;
    
	public class MyComboBoxItemRenderer extends ListItemRenderer
	{
		override protected function commitProperties():void
		{
			super.commitProperties();
			
			var type:String = super.data.type;
    		if (type)
    		{
    		    if(type.toLowerCase() == "separator")
			    {
				    label.text = "";
				    label.visible = false;
				    iconClass = getStyle("separatorSkin");
				    var iconClass:Class;
		            icon = new iconClass();
				    addChild(DisplayObject(icon));
				    return;
			    }
    		}
			else
			{
				label.visible = true;
			}
		}
		
	    override protected function updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth:Number,
												  unscaledHeight:Number):void
	    {
		    super.updateDisplayList(unscaledWidth, unscaledHeight);

		    if(super.listData)
		    {
			    //size the separator in the List
			    if (super.data.type == "separator")
			    {
				    if (icon)
				    {
					    icon.x = 2;
					    icon.y = (unscaledHeight - icon.measuredHeight) / 2;
					    icon.setActualSize(unscaledWidth - 4, icon.measuredHeight);
				    }
				    return;
			    }
		    }
	   }
	}
}