Email flex list contents using php

Question

I have dragged 5 items from a datagrid to a drop-enabled list component. Now I want the user to be able to email himself the list. I am using PHP and have an HTTP service request and PHP mailer code but I do not know how to get the data that is in the list into variables that I can use with my php code.
<mx:HBox>
<mx:VBox>
     <mx:DataGrid dataProvider="{restaurantsAC}" dragEnabled="true" height="300" width="600" id="restaurantsDG">
          <mx:columns>
          <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="restaurantName" />
          <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="restaurantAddress" />
          <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="restaurantCuisine" />
          <mx:DataGridColumn dataField="restaurantPrice" />
          </mx:columns>
        mx:DataGrid>
     <mx:LinkButton label="Show my Favorites List" click="showFavoritesList()"/>
</mx:VBox>
<mx:Canvas id="favoritesListContainer" height="100%" includeInLayout="false" visible="false">
<mx:SWFLoader source="assets/myFavorites.swf" x="10" y="10"/>
<mx:List id="favoritesList" x="10" y="40" dropEnabled="true"  labelField="restaurantName" />
</mx:Canvas>
</mx:HBox>
<mx:Button click="sendFavorites()" />    
public function sendFavorites():void {
                var h:HTTPService=new HTTPService();
                h.url="http://wmywebsite.com/mail.php";
                h.request=??????????????;
                h.method="POST";
                h.send();
Thanks for any assistance!

Answer 1

you fetch your datagrid items from PHP itself right????
then, while sending mail in php, generate same set of data and mail it.. dont bother about the datagrid items.
if you use filter/sorting in FLEX, then you can apply similar rules in php too before sending the email.
or, if you manipulate the collection in front end ( by drag/drop ), then just concatenate the ids of items, and send to php, in php you can use EXPLODE to get individual items to mail.