Paul,
I believe that the answer to your original question is that you need
to use setStyle().
For example:
<mx:TextInput id="myTextInput"/>
private function textAlign():void{
myTextInput.setStyle("textAlign", "center");
}
Jason
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "aceoohay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Well I found the answer, but I have another question or two.
>
> The answer is this.nonInheritingStyles.textAlign.
>
> One new question is how can I tell whether this value is the
default
> value, or a value set by the mxml?
>
> If I change the value during run time, it doesn't seem to honor the
> new value. How can I go about making this happen?
>
> Paul
>
> --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "aceoohay" <pauls@> wrote:
> >
> > I am trying to extend the TextInput class and one thing I would
> like
> > to do is check the current value of the textAlign attribute, and
> > change it if needed.
> >
> > I access the other attributes that I need using the syntax
> > this.attributeName such as this.maxChars, I cannot, however
access
> > this.textAlign. The compiler barfs with error 1119 Access of
> possibly
> > undefined property...
> >
> > It also doesn't appear in the intellisense for the "this" keyword
> in
> > my extended class. It does appear in the intellisense for the
> > <mx:TextInput> tag.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Paul
> >
>
