Mega Code Archive
Use styled text inside an MX TextArea control
<![CDATA[
<!--
Code from Flex 4 Documentation "Using Adobe Flex 4".
This user guide is licensed for use under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution
Non-Commercial 3.0 License.
This License allows users to copy, distribute, and transmit the user guide for noncommercial
purposes only so long as
(1) proper attribution to Adobe is given as the owner of the user guide; and
(2) any reuse or distribution of the user guide contains a notice that use of the user guide is governed by these terms.
The best way to provide notice is to include the following link.
To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
-->
<!-- textcontrols/StyleSheetExample.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="initApp()">
<fx:Script>
import flash.text.StyleSheet;
private function initApp():void {
var ss:StyleSheet = new StyleSheet;
// Define an object for the "hover" state of the "a" tag.
var hoverStyles:Object = new Object;
hoverStyles.textDecoration = "underline";
hoverStyles.color = "#FF00CC";
// Define an object for the non-hover state of the "a" tag.
var linkStyles:Object = new Object;
linkStyles.color = "#FF00CC";
// Apply the newly defined styles.
ss.setStyle("a:hover", hoverStyles);
ss.setStyle("a", linkStyles);
// Apply the StyleSheet to the TextArea control.
myTA.styleSheet = ss;
}
</fx:Script>
<fx:Style>
@namespace mx "library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx";
mx|TextArea {
fontFamily:Courier; linkcolor:#CC3300;
}
</fx:Style>
<mx:TextArea id="myTA" height="100" width="200">
<mx:htmlText>
<a href="http://www.adobe.com">This</a> is a link.
</mx:htmlText>
</mx:TextArea>
</s:Application>
]]>