CSS style vs Control property style setting
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical"> <mx:Style> .customTextInput { borderStyle: inset; borderColor: #ff0000; backgroundColor: #ffff99; color: #cc0000; textAlign: center; letterSpacing: 5; fontSize: 24; fontWeight: bold; fontStyle: italic; } </mx:Style> <mx:TextInput styleName="customTextInput" width="200" text="Value One" /> <mx:TextInput borderStyle="inset" borderColor="#FF0000" color="#CC0000" textAlign="center" letterSpacing="5" fontSize="24" fontWeight="bold" fontStyle="italic" width="200" text="Value Two" /> </mx:Application>