Use XMLListCollection as the data model for MenuBar
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute"> <mx:MenuBar labelField="@label"> <mx:XMLListCollection> <mx:XMLList> <item label="File"> <item label="New" /> <item label="Open" /> <item label="Close" /> <item label="Properties" /> </item> <item label="Edit"> <item label="Select All" /> <item label="Copy" /> <item label="Cut" /> <item label="Paste" /> </item> </mx:XMLList> </mx:XMLListCollection> </mx:MenuBar> </mx:Application>