External XML data for plot chart

Question

Hi,
Can you provide the XML equivalent & the corresponding changes to be done in the below plot chart code :
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- charts/BasicPlot.mxml -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml">
  <mx:Script><![CDATA[
     import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
     [Bindable]
     public var expenses:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection([
        {Month:"January", Profit:2000, Expenses:1500, Amount:450},
        {Month:"February", Profit:1000, Expenses:200, Amount:600},
        {Month:"March", Profit:1500, Expenses:500, Amount:300},
        {Month:"April", Profit:500, Expenses:300, Amount:500},
        {Month:"May", Profit:1000, Expenses:450, Amount:250},
        {Month:"June", Profit:2000, Expenses:500, Amount:700}
  ]]></mx:Script>
  <mx:Panel title="Plot Chart">
     <mx:PlotChart id="myChart" dataProvider="{expenses}"
     showDataTips="true">
        <mx:series>
           <mx:PlotSeries
                xField="Expenses"
                yField="Profit"
                displayName="Plot 1"
           />
           <mx:PlotSeries
                xField="Amount"
                yField="Expenses"
                displayName="Plot 2"
           />
           <mx:PlotSeries
                xField="Profit"
                yField="Amount"
                displayName="Plot 3"
           />
        </mx:series>
     </mx:PlotChart>
     <mx:Legend dataProvider="{myChart}"/>
  </mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>

Answer 1

This does what you want.
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
  creationComplete="init();">
  <mx:Script>
    <![CDATA[
      import mx.collections.XMLListCollection;
      [Bindable] public var expenses:XMLListCollection;
      private function init():void{
        expenses = new XMLListCollection(XMLList(xml..dataItem));
      private var xml:XML =
        <data>
          <dataItem>
            <Month>January</Month>
            <Profit>2000</Profit>
            <Expenses>1500</Expenses>
            <Amount>450</Amount>
          </dataItem>
          <dataItem>
            <Month>February</Month>
            <Profit>1000</Profit>
            <Expenses>200</Expenses>
            <Amount>600</Amount>
          </dataItem>
          <dataItem>
            <Month>March</Month>
            <Profit>1500</Profit>
            <Expenses>500</Expenses>
            <Amount>300</Amount>
          </dataItem>
          <dataItem>
            <Month>April</Month>
            <Profit>500</Profit>
            <Expenses>300</Expenses>
            <Amount>500</Amount>
          </dataItem>
          <dataItem>
            <Month>May</Month>
            <Profit>1000</Profit>
            <Expenses>450</Expenses>
            <Amount>250</Amount>
          </dataItem>
          <dataItem>
            <Month>June</Month>
            <Profit>2000</Profit>
            <Expenses>500</Expenses>
            <Amount>700</Amount>
          </dataItem>
        </data>;
  ]]></mx:Script>
  <mx:Panel title="Plot Chart">
     <mx:PlotChart id="myChart" dataProvider="{expenses}"
     showDataTips="true">
        <mx:series>
           <mx:PlotSeries
                xField="Expenses"
                yField="Profit"
                displayName="Plot 1"
           />
           <mx:PlotSeries
                xField="Amount"
                yField="Expenses"
                displayName="Plot 2"
           />
           <mx:PlotSeries
                xField="Profit"
                yField="Amount"
                displayName="Plot 3"
           />
        </mx:series>
     </mx:PlotChart>
     <mx:Legend dataProvider="{myChart}"/>
  </mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>