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actionscript-3apache-flexactionscriptflash-builderflex4.5
user1108310
user1108310

Reputation: 249

How to change properties of elemnts\childs created with script on flash builder

Hi guys im creating/adding elemnts in my item renderer but from some reason you cant access their specific properties, you can only change the general properties. I created a LABEL component but when i do LabelName.font , nothing happens, its like flex doesnt recognize that this is a LABEL. Here is my code

                var mylabel:Label = new Label()
                mylabel.font

when i do "mylabel.someProperty" it only shows the general properties of any component, but how can i change other properties like font,color,size etc..

Thanks ahead [=

Upvotes: 1

Views: 138

Answers (2)

Jacob Eggers
Jacob Eggers

Reputation: 9332

Fonts are defined as styles in Flex, not propeties, so you need to use the setStyle method to update it. (Not my favorite part about Flex.) For example:

myLabel.setStyle('fontFamily', newFont)

Upvotes: 3

Eduardo
Eduardo

Reputation: 8402

There is a difference between MXML and ActionScript in this. In MXML, styles of a component are shown as if they were properties, when they are really not. To set the fontFamily of your label in AS3 code, for example, you would use

myLabel.setStyle("fontFamily", "Arial")

Upvotes: 1

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