<? xml version="1.0"? >
<! -- Simple example to demonstrate the HTTPService tag.  -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
    creationComplete="feedRequest.send();">

    <! -- The url property specifies the location of the requested file, 
    in this case the RSS 2.0 feed of Matt Chotin's blog.  
    As of this writing, the URL was still valid, but you should 
    check to make sure it hasn't changed.  
    You should use the latest RSS 2.0 URL listed on the right side of 
    the blog at http://www.adobe.com/go/mchotinblog.  -->

    <mx:HTTPService 
        id="feedRequest" 
        url="http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mchotin/index.xml" 
        useProxy="false" />

    <mx:Panel title="HTTPService Example" height="75%" width="75%" 
        paddingTop="10" paddingBottom="10" paddingLeft="10" paddingRight="10">

        <mx:DataGrid id="dgPosts" height="50%" width="75%" 
            dataProvider="{feedRequest.lastResult.rss.channel.item}">
            <mx:columns>
                <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Posts" dataField="title"/>
                <mx:DataGridColumn headerText="Date" dataField="pubDate"/>
            </mx:columns>
        </mx:DataGrid>

        <mx:TextArea height="50%" width="75%" htmlText="{dgPosts.selectedItem.description}"/>

    </mx:Panel>    
</mx:Application>