[flexcoders] combobox fills in with blank element

I have an ArrayCollection which is the dataProvider for a combobox in a custom component. However the ArrayCollection is located in the application so I assign it to the custom component via actionscript in the component. When I call addItem on the ArrayCollection the items go into the

RE: [flexcoders] combobox fills in with blank element

: [flexcoders] combobox fills in with blank element I have an ArrayCollection which is the dataProvider for a combobox in a custom component. However the ArrayCollection is located in the application so I assign it to the custom component via actionscript in the component. When I call addItem