Sequence effect with
<?xml version="1.0"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"> <mx:Sequence id="ZoomRotateHide"> <mx:Rotate id="myRotateHide" /> <mx:Zoom id="myZoomHide" zoomHeightFrom="1.0" zoomWidthFrom="1.0" zoomHeightTo="0.0" zoomWidthTo="0.0" /> </mx:Sequence> <mx:VBox id="myBox" height="100" width="200"> <mx:TextArea id="aTextArea" text="hello" hideEffect="{ZoomRotateHide}" /> </mx:VBox> <mx:Button id="myButton1" label="Show!" click="aTextArea.visible=true;" /> <mx:Button id="myButton2" label="Hide!" click="aTextArea.visible=false;" /> </mx:Application>