[AS3] Skinning a combobox component in actionscript 3

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//http://www.murtensaerbi.be/blog/index.php/2008/08/11/skinning-a-combobox-component-in-actionscript-3/


// create a new textformat and set the style of it
var myFormat : TextFormat = new TextFormat();
myFormat.font = "Cooper Std Black";
myFormat.color = 0xffffff;
myFormat.size = 13;
myFormat.indent = 4;
 
// apply the textformat and embed fonts for the selected option
first_cb.textField.setStyle("textFormat", myFormat);
first_cb.textField.setStyle( "embedFonts", true);
 
// apply the textformat and embed fonts for the dropdown textfields
first_cb.dropdown.setRendererStyle("textFormat", myFormat);
first_cb.dropdown.setRendererStyle("embedFonts", true);