Disable DataGrid cell renderer
<?xml version="1.0"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"> <mx:VBox> <mx:DataGrid editable="false"> <mx:columns> <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="A" dataField="title"/> <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="B" dataField="artist"/> <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="C" dataField="inFavorites"> <mx:itemRenderer> <mx:Component> <mx:CheckBox label="D" enabled="false" /> </mx:Component> </mx:itemRenderer> </mx:DataGridColumn> </mx:columns> <mx:dataProvider> <mx:ArrayCollection> <mx:Array> <mx:Object title="A" artist="a" rating="5" inFavorites="true" /> <mx:Object title="B" artist="b" rating="3" /> <mx:Object title="C" artist="c" rating="4" /> <mx:Object title="D" artist="d" rating="5" inFavorites="true" /> </mx:Array> </mx:ArrayCollection> </mx:dataProvider> </mx:DataGrid> </mx:VBox> </mx:Application>