Panel Container

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" backgroundGradientAlphas="[1.0, 1.0]" backgroundGradientColors="[#874040, #874040]">   

    <mx:Script>

        <![CDATA[

      

            private function showProperties():void  {

                panelPropertyArea.text= "Status: " + panel.status + '\n' +

                  "Title: " + panel.title + '\n' +

                  "Width: " + panel.width + '\n' +

                  "Height: " + panel.height ;

            }

        ]]>

    </mx:Script>

   

    <mx:Panel id="panel" title="Panel Container" layout="vertical" color="0x323232" height="200" borderAlpha="1" status="Active"

         paddingTop="10" paddingRight="10" paddingBottom="10" paddingLeft="10" horizontalAlign="center" x="23" y="28">

          

         <mx:Label width="100%" color="0x323232"

            text="Click the Button control to see panel properties."/>

        <mx:TextArea id="panelPropertyArea" width="100%" height="100%"/>

        <mx:Button label="Click to view Panel properties" click="showProperties();"/>

       

    </mx:Panel>

</mx:Application>