<mx:Application
xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark">
<s:Graphic x="10" y="10" maskType="alpha">
<s:Rect width="{textMask.width}" height="{textMask.height}">
<s:fill>
<s:LinearGradient rotation="90">
<s:entries>
<s:GradientEntry color="#000000" />
<s:GradientEntry color="#DDDDDD" />
</s:entries>
</s:LinearGradient>
</s:fill>
</s:Rect>
<s:mask>
<s:RichText id="textMask" fontFamily="Arial" fontSize="20">
<s:content>Hello World!</s:content>
</s:RichText>
</s:mask>
</s:Graphic>
</mx:Application>
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