An data model with binding destinations in curly braces
<?xml version="1.0"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"> <mx:XML id="myEmployee" format="e4x"> <employee> <name> <first>{firstName.text}</first> <last>{lastName.text}</last> </name> <department>{department.text}</department> <email>{email.text}</email> </employee> </mx:XML> <mx:TextInput id="firstName" /> <mx:TextInput id="lastName" /> <mx:TextInput id="department" /> <mx:TextInput id="email" /> </mx:Application>