Change the color of selecteditem in a LIST FLEX

Question

i WANT TO CHANGE THE COLOR OF SELECTEDITEM IN A LIST.  WHEN EVER USER DOUBLE CLICK THE ITEM IT SHOULD CHANGE THE COLOR...
  THIS IS MY LIST WITH DOUBLE CLICK EVENT...PLEASE HELP.....THIS SEEMED SO SIMPLE BUT I ALREADY SPENT FEW HOURS..
HELP WILL BE APPRECIATED. THANKS
<s:List id="shopslist1" left="0" right="0" top="57" bottom="0"
            initialize="shopslist1.dataProvider=actions" labelField="details" color="Red"   doubleClick="shopslist1_doubleClickHandler(event)">      
    </s:List>
protected function shopslist1_doubleClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
                shopslist1.selectedItem. ?????????

Answer 1

Hello,
Please see following code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- dpcontrols\spark\SparkListSimpleStyles.mxml -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
   xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
   xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">
<s:layout>
<s:VerticalLayout/>
</s:layout>
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
protected function myList_doubleClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
myList.setStyle("selectionColor" ,"#CC6600");
]]>
</fx:Script>
<s:List id="myList"
alternatingItemColors="[#66FFFF, #33CCCC]"
    doubleClick="myList_doubleClickHandler(event)">
<s:dataProvider>
<mx:ArrayCollection>
<fx:String>Flex</fx:String>
<fx:String>Flash Builder</fx:String>
<fx:String>Flash</fx:String>
<fx:String>Director</fx:String>
<fx:String>Dreamweaver</fx:String>
<fx:String>ColdFusion</fx:String>
</mx:ArrayCollection>
</s:dataProvider>
</s:List>
</s:Application>
Thanks and Regards,
Vibhuti Gosavi | [email protected] | www.infocepts.com