Set enabled property of Validator using data binding
<?xml version="1.0"?> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"> <mx:ZipCodeValidator id="zcVal" source="{inputA}" property="text" required="true" enabled="{enableV.selected}" /> <mx:TextInput id="inputA" /> <mx:TextInput /> <mx:CheckBox id="enableV" label="Validate input?" /> </mx:Application>