Bind to a Property with Binding tag
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"> <mx:Binding source="nameInput.text.length + ' letters.'" destination="nameOutput.text" /> <mx:Panel title="Data Binding Example" width="300" height="300"> <mx:Label text="Enter name:" /> <mx:TextInput id="nameInput" maxChars="20" /> <mx:Label text="You entered:" /> <s:RichText id="nameOutput" /> </mx:Panel> </mx:Application>