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Difference between correctly and incorrectly applying a non-inheriting style property to a pair of TextArea controls
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<!-- sparktextcontrols/TextAreaStyling.mxml -->
<s:Application
xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" creationComplete="doSomething()">
<fx:Script>
private function doSomething():void {
/* To set a non-inheritable style on a TextArea, you must actually
apply it to the underlying RichEditableText subcomponent, which is
accessed through the textDisplay property: */
text1.textDisplay.setStyle("columnCount", 2);
/* Setting a non-inheritable style directly on the TextArea does
not apply the style properly. */
text2.setStyle("columnCount", 2);
}
</fx:Script>
<s:layout>
<s:VerticalLayout/>
</s:layout>
<s:TextArea id="text1" width="200" height="100">
<s:textFlow>
<s:TextFlow>
<s:p>This is TextArea #1. This is enough text to ensure that there will be more
than one column if the columnCount property is properly applied.</s:p>
</s:TextFlow>
</s:textFlow>
</s:TextArea>
<s:TextArea id="text2" width="200" height="100">
<s:textFlow>
<s:TextFlow>
<s:p>This is TextArea #2. This is enough text to ensure that there will be more
than one column if the columnCount property is properly applied.</s:p>
</s:TextFlow>
</s:textFlow>
</s:TextArea>
</s:Application>
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