The following example shows how you can import a TextFlow object from an XML object in Flex 4 by using the static TextFlowUtil.importFromXML() method.
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The following example shows how you can display icons in a Spark List control in Flex 4 by creating a custom item renderer.
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The following example shows how you can set the base theme color on a Spark DropDownList control in Flex 4 by setting the baseColor style.
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The following example shows how you can set the symbol color on a Spark DropDownList control in Flex 4 by setting the symbolColor style.
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The following example shows how you can style the Halo Accordion header (with default Spark skin) in Flex 4 by creating a new skin based on the default Spark skin and modifying the various skin parts.
The default Halo Accordion header Spark skin can be found at \frameworks\projects\sparkskins\src\mx\skins\spark\AccordionHeaderSkin.mxml.
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The following example shows how you can set the corner radius on the Halo TextArea control (with default Spark skin) in Flex 4 by creating a custom skin and setting the radiusX and radiusY properties on the Rect objects (in Flex 3 and earlier this was done by setting the cornerRadius style directly).
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The following example shows how you can set the viewport inset on a Spark Scroller control in Flex 4 by setting the minViewportInset property.
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The following example shows how you can reorder a stack of Spark Bitmap controls in Flex 4 by setting the depth property (formerly the layer property).
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The following example shows how you can set the background fill color on the Halo TextArea control (with default Spark skin) in Flex 4 by setting the backgroundContentColor style (in Flex 3 and earlier this was done by setting the backgroundColor style).
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The following example shows how you can set the selected indices on a Spark List control in Flex 4 by setting the selectedIndices property to a Vector object.
For more information on MXML Vector support in Flex 4, see the MXML Vector Support spec on the Adobe Open Source Flex SDK site.
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The following example shows how you can determine if a Spark SimpleText control is truncated in Flex 4 by using the isTruncated() method.
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The following example shows how you can use a CFF embedded font with a Halo Label control and Spark SimpleText control by setting the textFieldClass style on the Halo Label control to the mx.core.UITLFTextField class.
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The following example shows how you can create a “fancy” fading bitmap fill background on a Spark Panel container in Flex 4 by using a combination BitmapFill and LinearGradient fill.
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The following example shows how you can create a non-editable Spark NumericStepper control in Flex 4 by setting the Boolean editable property on the NumericStepper control’s internal TextInput control.
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The following example shows how you can determine when the volume has changed on a Spark VideoPlayer control in Flex 4 by listening for the internal volumeChanged event.
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