Retrieving the current color of the TextArea programmatically
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
backgroundColor="0xFFFFFF">
<mx:Script>
[Bindable]
public var currentColor:Number;
public function changeColor():void
{
myTextArea.setStyle("backgroundColor",myCP.selectedColor);
currentColor= myTextArea.getStyle("backgroundColor");
}
</mx:Script>
<mx:TextArea id="myTextArea" text="My Color is {currentColor}" />
<mx:Label text="Change the Text Area's color:" />
<mx:ColorPicker id="myCP" change="changeColor()" />
</mx:Application>