Using embedded fonts with the ComboBox control in Flex

The following example shows how you can use an embedded font with the Flex ComboBox control by setting the fontFamily style and dropdownStyleName style.

Full code after the jump.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/07/06/using-embedded-fonts-with-the-combobox-control-in-flex/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="top"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:Style>
        @font-face {
            src: local("Comic Sans MS");
            fontFamily: EmbeddedComicSansMS;
            fontWeight: normal;
        }

        @font-face {
            src: local("Comic Sans MS");
            fontFamily: EmbeddedComicSansMS;
            fontWeight: bold;
        }

        ComboBox {
            fontFamily: EmbeddedComicSansMS;
        }
    </mx:Style>

    <mx:Array id="arr">
        <mx:Object label="One" />
        <mx:Object label="Two" />
        <mx:Object label="Three" />
        <mx:Object label="Four" />
        <mx:Object label="Five" />
        <mx:Object label="Six" />
        <mx:Object label="Seven" />
        <mx:Object label="Eight" />
        <mx:Object label="Nine" />
        <mx:Object label="Ten" />
    </mx:Array>

    <mx:ComboBox id="comboBox"
            dataProvider="{arr}" />

</mx:Application>

If you want to set the font separately on the ComboBox control’s dropdown menu, you can set the ComboBox control’s dropdownStyleName style, as seen in the following example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/07/06/using-embedded-fonts-with-the-combobox-control-in-flex/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="top"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:Style>
        @font-face {
            src: local("Comic Sans MS");
            fontFamily: EmbeddedComicSansMS;
            fontWeight: normal;
        }

        @font-face {
            src: local("Comic Sans MS");
            fontFamily: EmbeddedComicSansMS;
            fontWeight: bold;
        }

        ComboBox {
            dropdownStyleName: comboBoxDropdownStyles;
        }

        .comboBoxDropdownStyles {
            fontFamily: EmbeddedComicSansMS;
            fontWeight: normal;
        }
    </mx:Style>

    <mx:Array id="arr">
        <mx:Object label="One" />
        <mx:Object label="Two" />
        <mx:Object label="Three" />
        <mx:Object label="Four" />
        <mx:Object label="Five" />
        <mx:Object label="Six" />
        <mx:Object label="Seven" />
        <mx:Object label="Eight" />
        <mx:Object label="Nine" />
        <mx:Object label="Ten" />
    </mx:Array>

    <mx:ComboBox id="comboBox"
            dataProvider="{arr}" />

</mx:Application>

For an example of using different fonts in a ComboBox control’s dropdown menu, see “Displaying different fonts in a dropdown menu on a ComboBox control in Flex”.

For another example of using embedded fonts with the ComboBox control, see “Using an embedded font with the ComboBox control in Flex”. Sigh.

Tagged as: dropdownStyleName, fontFamily