# List component, transparent background

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-component-transparent-background/249407>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 18, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-component-transparent-background/249407 "2008-01-18T12:12:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phenex](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/phenex/32/686_2.png) [@Phenex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Phenex)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/list-component-transparent-background/249407/1 "2008-01-18T12:12:36Z")

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Anyone know what CSS declaration to use to make the background of a LIST component transparent?

I’ve tried using the following:

```auto
_root.myList.setStyle("backgroundColor", "transparent");

```

```auto
_root.myList.setStyle("backgroundColor", transparent);

```

Somewhere on some Google search result page I also got a hint that this could be used too:

```auto
_root.myList.setStyle("backgroundColor", undefined);

```

But none of this works. I know the same style declaration works on all other components like TextArea and all, but it doesn’t seem to work on the List. Any ideas, please?