A ColorPicker uses an Array of Objects with three fields: color, label, and descript
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<!-- controls\colorpicker\CPObjects.mxml -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
<fx:Script>
import mx.events.ColorPickerEvent;
import mx.events.DropdownEvent;
[Bindable]
public var complexDPArray:Array = [
{label:"Yellow", color:"0xFFFF00", descript:"A bright, light color."},
{label:"Hot Pink", color:"0xFF66CC",descript:"It's HOT!"},
{label:"Brick Red", color:"0x990000",descript:"Goes well with warm colors."},
{label:"Navy Blue", color:"0x000066",descript:"The conservative favorite."},
{label:"Forest Green", color:"0x006600",descript:"Great outdoorsy look."},
{label:"Grey", color:"0x666666", descript:"An old reliable."}]
public function openEvt(event:DropdownEvent):void {
descriptBox.text="";
}
public function changeEvt(event:ColorPickerEvent):void {
descriptBox.text=event.currentTarget.selectedItem.label + ": " + event.currentTarget.selectedItem.descript;
}
</fx:Script>
<fx:Style>
.myStyle { swatchWidth:25; swatchHeight:25; textFieldWidth:95; }
</fx:Style>
<!-- Convert the Array to an ArrayCollection. Do this if
you might change the colors in the panel dynamically. -->
<fx:Declarations>
<mx:ArrayCollection id="complexDP" source="{complexDPArray}" />
</fx:Declarations>
<mx:VBox>
<mx:TextArea id="descriptBox" width="150" height="50" />
<mx:ColorPicker id="cp" height="50" width="150"
dataProvider="{complexDP}" change="changeEvt(event);"
open="openEvt(event);" editable="false" />
</mx:VBox>
</s:Application>
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