CODEWITHSUNDEEP
apache-flexflex4
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Reputation: 165

Flex 4 - What is meant by skinning and what is meant by custom components?

I want to know what is skinning and what is custom components? I know this is so chilly question. But I would like know about it. And where we have to use skinning and where we have to use custom components? If it has any similarities , please tell me about it.

I just want the clear explanation about these two things.

Thank you.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 105

Answers (2)

Jiya1491
Jiya1491

Reputation: 26

Skinning -

For example, dropdownlist open dropdown, which has default hovered color, selected color, etc. which you have to change according to your application, then you can change it by skinning the dropdownlist component...

Custom component -

For example, button component has default events like, click event, mouse evnt, etc. and according to your application you have to remove some of events or modify some then create button with your event...

Please check below links...which will help you more...

Need the example to use custom component in FLEX application

http://coenraets.org/blog/2010/01/creating-a-custom-component-and-skins-in-flex-4/

Upvotes: 1

KobbyPemson
KobbyPemson

Reputation: 2539

Skinning is about the look and feel of the application. What colors to use, drops shadows etc.

Custom component is tweaking an existing widget, combining widgets or creating a new one from scratch to achieve functionality that does not exist in the standard Sdk. Good examples of custom components are charts from 3rd party vendors

Upvotes: 0

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