Kyle, I haven't looked at your code too much in depth but this is how you can make use your XML object as a dataProvider. First make it bindable
[Bindable] public var myXML:XML = new XML(); second, you can access the value of your data like so: Alert.show(myXML.male.attribute("percent")); You should also read up on XPath if you are using XML objects a lot. This is what I do, however, I am new to Flex so be forewarned:). If I am wrong anywhere someone please correct me. Ethan -- 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/