Using an ArrayCollection to drive the display of a List component
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"> <mx:ArrayCollection id="myAC"> <mx:Object label="a" /> <mx:Object label="b" /> <mx:Object label="c" /> </mx:ArrayCollection> <mx:List id="myFriends" dataProvider="{myAC}" /> </mx:Application>