You don't need to set up your data before the applicationComplete. But the point is, when you DO assign a value to your _user.skills variable, it needs to be all at once.
--- In [email protected], "Merrill, Jason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks - I suspected it was something like that too. > > However, you're using all Actionscript examples, I'm declaring my > databinding in the MXML: > > <mx:Repeater id="rSkills" dataProvider="{_user.skills}" > > > The data _user.skills array is created on ApplicationComplete - I'm not > sure how to setup the data before, and then set the dataprovider in the > MXML. The only way I can imagine is doing it all in Actionscript, which > I could do, but why should I have to? It seems to be a common thing to > bind actionscript data to components declared with MXML, no? > > Jason Merrill > Bank of America > GT&O L&LD Solutions Design & Development > eTools & Multimedia > > Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community >

