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Define Array object and use it as source for ArrayCollection
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
backgroundColor="white"
layout="vertical">
<mx:Array id="arr">
<mx:Object articleName="this is a test. this is a test. this is a test. this is a test" data="15" />
<mx:Object articleName="B" data="14" />
<mx:Object articleName="C" data="13" />
<mx:Object articleName="D" data="10" />
<mx:Object articleName="E" data="9" />
<mx:Object articleName="F" data="8" />
<mx:Object articleName="G" data="7" />
<mx:Object articleName="H" data="6" />
</mx:Array>
<mx:ArrayCollection id="arrColl" source="{arr}" />
<mx:DataGrid id="dataGrid"
dataProvider="{arrColl}"
variableRowHeight="true"
width="100%"
height="100%">
<mx:columns>
<mx:DataGridColumn id="articleName"
dataField="articleName"
headerText="Name of article" wordWrap="true" />
<mx:DataGridColumn id="data" dataField="data" headerText="ID" />
</mx:columns>
</mx:DataGrid>
</mx:Application>
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