backgroundColor on TextInput not working properly

[kkudi]

I've recently upgraded my app into Flex 4.5.1.

I have an mx:TextInput whose background colour I have changed to backgroundColor="0xffffc3"

Back in Flex 3, the entire text input would change color. Now the only bit that changes colour is the background behind the actual text written within the TextInput.

Am I doing something wrong?

Has something changed?

I am using the Halo theme and not the Spark theme if it makes any difference.

I cannot submit an image because my post count is less than 50 so can't illustrate the problem.

[adaminaudio]

hi,

have you maybe tried to set the background color using the setStyle method?

something like this maybe:

myTextInput.setStyle('backgroundColor', "#ffffc3")

[kkudi]

yes I have. the problem was a class that wrapped the TextInput. I had to set backgroundAlpha to 0 and it worked.