Just implement a public setter function on your component that takes XML.
In the setter, launch your child instantiation code. I have done this and it can be a bit complex, but is not hard. Tracy ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Derrick Anderson Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 1:16 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] custom component dataprovider hey everyone, i'm trying to build a custom component based off of a Panel, but the trick is that I would like the panel to accept xml as a dataprovider. where are there any good tutorials on building custom components with dataproviders? btw, the goal is to take an xml node in the dataprovider (<box x="10" y="15"><panel title="test panel" /></box>) and convert them to UI components. Any ideas? thanks, d.
