Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are used in Flex to apply styles to visual components on the APPLICATION display list. CSS is a STANDARD for encapsulating the code that makes up the DESIGN of an Application. Given the POWER and maturity of CSS, most experienced Web designers/developers strive to implement as MUCH of the design and layout properties of a Web site/application in CSS as possible. The result is much greater control and flexibility over the look and feel of the site.

Some features of CSS:

• Global: styles applied to all the components.
• Type selector: Applied to particular type of components in entire project.
• Style Name selector: Applied to only one component by specifying the Style Name property.

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are used in Flex to apply styles to visual components on the application display list. CSS is a standard for encapsulating the code that makes up the design of an Application. Given the power and maturity of CSS, most experienced Web designers/developers strive to implement as much of the design and layout properties of a Web site/application in CSS as possible. The result is much greater control and flexibility over the look and feel of the site.

Some features of CSS: