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    public static function assertTextInAdgCell(params:Object):Boolean{
        var grid:* = FPLocator.lookupDisplayObject(params);
        // Convert ADG to automation delegate to get an array of column names
        var newGrid:* = new AdvancedDataGridAutomationImpl(grid);
        var datas:AdvancedDataGridTabularData = newGrid.automationTabularData as AdvancedDataGridTabularData;
        var columnId:Array = datas.columnNames as Array;
        // Convert ADG data to an array of rows
        var gridView:HierarchicalCollectionView = grid.dataProvider as HierarchicalCollectionView;
        var gridData:HierarchicalData = gridView.source as HierarchicalData;
        var gridArrayColl:ArrayCollection = gridData.source as ArrayCollection;
        var gridArray:Array = gridArrayColl.source as Array;
        // Find value at row/column location passed in
        var cellContents:String = gridArray[params.rowIndex][columnId[params.colIndex]];
        trace("Value is: " + cellContents);
        if (params['validator'] == cellContents) {
            trace("they are equal");
            return true;
        } else {
            trace("they are NOT equal");
            return false;
        }
    }