Tree uses an XMLListCollection object as the data source:
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<!-- dpcontrols\UseXMLDP.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"
width="650">
<s:layout>
<s:VerticalLayout />
</s:layout>
<fx:Declarations>
<fx:XML id="capitals">
<root>
<Capitals label="U.S. State Capitals">
<capital label="AL" value="Montgomery" />
<capital label="AK" value="Juneau" />
<capital label="AR" value="Little Rock" />
<capital label="AZ" value="Phoenix" />
</Capitals>
<Capitals label="Canadian Province Capitals">
<capital label="AB" value="Edmonton" />
<capital label="BC" value="Victoria" />
<capital label="MB" value="Winnipeg" />
<capital label="NB" value="Fredericton" />
</Capitals>
</root>
</fx:XML>
<!--
Create an XMLListCollection representing the Tree nodes.
capitals.Capitals is an XMLList with both Capitals elements.
-->
<mx:XMLListCollection id="capitalColl" source="{capitals.Capitals}" />
</fx:Declarations>
<s:Label
text="These two Tree controls appear identical, although their data sources are different." />
<s:HGroup>
<!--
When you use an XML-based data provider with a tree you must specify
the label field, even if it is "label". The XML object includes the
root, so you must set showRoot="false". Remember that the Tree will
not, by default, reflect dynamic changes to the XML object.
-->
<mx:Tree id="Tree1" dataProvider="{capitals}" labelField="@label"
showRoot="false" width="300" />
<!-- The XMLListCollection does not include the XML root. -->
<mx:Tree id="Tree2" dataProvider="{capitalColl}" labelField="@label"
width="300" />
</s:HGroup>
</s:Application>
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