Define a custom SolidColor object and a custom SolidColorStroke object, and applies them to the ColumnSeries object in the ColumnChart control.

           

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    <!-- charts/BasicColumnFills.mxml -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
    xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
    height="600">
  <fx:Script>
    import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
    [Bindable]
    public var expenses:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection([
      {Month:"Jan", Profit:20, Expenses:15, Amount:145},
      {Month:"Feb", Profit:1, Expenses:2, Amount:60},
      {Month:"Mar", Profit:15, Expenses:5, Amount:3}
      ]);
    </fx:Script>  
    <fx:Declarations>
        <!-- Define custom colors for use as column fills. -->
        <mx:SolidColor id="sc1" color="blue" alpha=".3" />
        <mx:SolidColor id="sc2" color="red" alpha=".3" />
        <!-- Define custom SolidColorStrokes for the columns. -->
        <mx:SolidColorStroke id="s1" color="blue" weight="2" />
        <mx:SolidColorStroke id="s2" color="red" weight="2" />
    </fx:Declarations>
    <s:layout>
        <s:VerticalLayout />
    </s:layout>
    <s:Panel title="ColumnChart Control with Custom Column Styles">
        <s:layout>
            <s:VerticalLayout />
        </s:layout>
        <mx:ColumnChart id="myChart" dataProvider="{expenses}"
            showDataTips="true">
            <mx:horizontalAxis>
                <mx:CategoryAxis categoryField="Month" />
            </mx:horizontalAxis>
            <mx:series>
                <mx:ColumnSeries xField="Month" yField="Profit"
                    displayName="Profit" fill="{sc1}" stroke="{s1}" />
                <mx:ColumnSeries xField="Month" yField="Expenses"
                    displayName="Expenses" fill="{sc2}" stroke="{s2}" />
            </mx:series>
        </mx:ColumnChart>
        <mx:Legend dataProvider="{myChart}" />
    </s:Panel>
</s:Application>

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Define a custom SolidColor object and a custom SolidColorStroke object, and applies them to the ColumnSeries object in the ColumnChart control. : Column Chart ColumnSeries « Chart « Flex

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