[Peter Ent] Writing Flex 2 Components

First, a few words about components. The Flex class, UIComponent, is the base for all components. This example component will extend UIComponent directly – hence my use of the term “from scratch”. Using UIComponent makes sure that the component fits into the Flex framework and plays well with the other components.
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[Andrew Trice] Using mx:Metadata to Define Component Styles

I’m sure that you already know that you can create custom components in Flex. I’m also sure that you know that you can use CSS to style your applications and components. Did you know that you can also use styles of your custom component to define styles on elements within that custom component?
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