Flex Examples

The following example shows how you can set a custom indicator skin on a Flex FormItem container by setting the indicatorSkin style.

Full code after the jump.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/03/03/setting-a-custom-required-indicator-skin-on-a-formitem-container-in-flex/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="top"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:Style>
        FormItem {
            indicatorGap: 24;
        }
    </mx:Style>

    <mx:Form>
        <mx:FormHeading label="Controls" />
        <mx:FormItem label="Button:"
                required="true"
                indicatorSkin="@Embed('assets/Button.png')">
            <mx:Label text="Lorem ipsum..." />
        </mx:FormItem>
        <mx:FormItem label="ButtonBar:"
                required="true"
                indicatorSkin="@Embed('assets/ButtonBar.png')">
            <mx:Label text="Lorem ipsum..." />
        </mx:FormItem>
        <mx:FormItem label="CheckBox:"
                required="true"
                indicatorSkin="@Embed('assets/CheckBox.png')">
            <mx:Label text="Lorem ipsum..." />
        </mx:FormItem>
        <mx:FormItem label="ColorPicker:"
                required="true"
                indicatorSkin="@Embed('assets/ColorPicker.png')">
            <mx:Label text="Lorem ipsum..." />
        </mx:FormItem>
    </mx:Form>

</mx:Application>

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