Are you talking about binding? <mx:Label text="{ myObj.labelText }"/>
If your custom object has a String property that you want to display in a Label, you just reference it by name. Rob Rusher RIA Consultant Macromedia Certified Flex Instructor e:[EMAIL PROTECTED] c:303.885.7044 im:robrusher blog:http://www.robrusher.com -----Original Message----- From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Libby Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 3:22 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] How do you reference an object to get attributes for a tag? I wanna do something like this: <mx:Label text = a dynamic custom object /> So far I have not hit upon the magic combination through research and trial and error : ( Thanks, Libby -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/