Questions about textFormat

hi,
I am trying to apply a textformat to a dynamic textfield. i defined the format as follows:


var fmt_AboutUs_Process:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
fmt_AboutUs_Process.color = 0x0085BA;

I then applied the textFormat as follows:


_level0.txt_Headline.setTextFormat(fmt_AboutUs_Process);

but the color in the textfield is not changing.

the textfield’s html property is true and i’m assigning the text from an XML source using textfield.htmlText

what am i doing wrong?