flex sdk actionscript 3 compile

Question

can the flex sdk compile actionscript files that imports flash controls ? I have

import fl.controls.TextArea;

as a import statement and it says Definition fl.controls:TextArea could not be found.

Answer 1

The flex is using it's own TextArea component

mx.components.TextArea

or

spark.components.TextArea

depending on Flex SDK version you are using.