Flash / Flex / ActionScript/TextField/background

Create the TextField

   <source lang="java">

package{

 import flash.display.Sprite;
 import flash.text.*;
 public class Main extends Sprite{
   public function Main(){
       var msg:TextField = new TextField(  );
       msg.text = "Hello";
       msg.border = true;
       msg.background = true;
       msg.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
       container.addChild(msg);
   }
 }

}

       </source>
   
  

Creating a Background for a Text Field

   <source lang="java">

package {

 import flash.display.Sprite;
 import flash.text.TextField;
 public class Main extends Sprite {
   public function Main(  ) {
     var field:TextField = new TextField(  );
       field.background = true;
       field.backgroundColor = 0x00FFFF; // Set the background to light blue
     addChild(field);
   }
 }

}

       </source>
   
  

Creating Backgrounds for a TextField

   <source lang="java">

package{

 import flash.display.Sprite;
 import flash.text.*;
 public class Main extends Sprite{
   public function Main(){
       var txt:TextField = new TextField();
       txt.backgroundColor = 0x0000FF;
       txt.background = true;
       addChild(txt);
   }
 }

}

       </source>