Adding animations and effects to Flex tool tips

The following example shows how you can add custom animation and effects when displaying a tool tip in Flex

<? xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!--  http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/09/04/adding-animations-and-effects-to-flex-tool-tips/  -->
< mx:Application  xmlns:mx ="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout ="vertical"
        verticalAlign ="middle"
        backgroundColor ="white"
        creationComplete ="init()" >

     < mx:Script >
         <![CDATA[
            import mx.managers.ToolTipManager;

            private function init():void {
                ToolTipManager.hideDelay = 2000;
                ToolTipManager.showEffect = rotate;
                ToolTipManager.hideEffect = zoom;
            }
         ]]>
     </ mx:Script >

     < mx:Style >
        @font-face {
            src: url("./fonts/arial.ttf");
            fontFamily: "ArialEmbedded";
        }

        ToolTip {
            fontFamily: ArialEmbedded;
        }
     </ mx:Style >

     < mx:Rotate  id ="rotate"   />
     < mx:Zoom  id ="zoom"   />

     < mx:Button  label ="Roll over me to see tool tip"
            toolTip ="The quick brown fox"   />

</ mx:Application >