box-o-sand/custom-03d3-lists/ListApp.as

package
{
    import mx.core.Application;

    import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
    import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;
    import mx.events.ListEvent;
    import mx.rpc.http.HTTPService;
    import mx.controls.Text;

    public class ListApp extends Application
    {
        [Bindable]
        public var employeeList:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection();
        public var employeesService:HTTPService;
        public var textMessage:Text;

        function ListApp()
        {
        }

        public function requestEmployees():void
        {
            employeesService.send();
        }

        public function resultHandler(event:ResultEvent):void
        {
            employeeList = event.result.employees.employee as ArrayCollection;
        }

        public function showMessage(event:Event):void
        {
            textMessage.text = "You selected: " +
                event.currentTarget.selectedItem.firstName + ' ' +
                event.currentTarget.selectedItem.lastName;
        }
    }
}