Applying an edited skin to a component

Once you have edited a skin, you must apply it to a component in a document. You can either use the createClassObject() method to dynamically create the component instances, or you can manually place the component instances on the Stage. There are two different ways to apply skins to component instances, depending on how you add the components to a document.

To dynamically create a component and apply an edited skin, do the following:

Select File > New to create a new Flash document.
Select File > Save and give it a unique name such as DynamicSkinning.fla.
Drag any components from the Components panel to the Stage, including the component whose skin you edited (in this example, RadioButton), and delete them.
This adds the symbols to the document's library, but doesn't make them visible in the document.
Drag MyRadioTrueUp and any other symbols you customized from MyTheme.fla to the Stage of DynamicSkinning.fla and delete them.
This adds the symbols to the document's library, but doesn't make them visible in the document.

Open the Actions panel and enter the following on Frame 1:

import mx.controls.RadioButton
createClassObject(RadioButton, "myRadio", 0, {trueUpIcon:"MyRadioTrueUp", label: "My Radio Button"});

Select Control > Test Movie.

To manually add a component to the Stage and apply an edited skin, do the following:

Select File > New to create a new Flash document.
Select File > Save and give it a unique name such as ManualSkinning.fla.
Drag components from the Components panel to the Stage, including the component whose skin you edited (in this example, RadioButton).
Drag MyRadioTrueUp and any other symbols you customized from MyTheme.fla to the Stage of ManualSkinning.fla and delete them.
This adds the symbols to the document's library, but doesn't make them visible in the document.
Select the RadioButton component on the Stage and open the Actions panel.

Attach the following code to the RadioButton instance:

onClipEvent(initialize){
  trueUpIcon = "MyRadioTrueUp";
}

Select Control > Test Movie.