Flash 8 - Re-order an array, simple binding of xml

Question

I am prototyping a data table display. I need to show a data
table inside a grid, using a simple xml file such as the one in the
"DinnerMenu" tutorial whereby a button loads the xml file into the
data grid component.
I want to know how to set the order of the fields to display
from left to right in the table (which I haven't figured out how to
do) either in the component settings or in the xml file, wherever
it works.
Then, I also would like to know how to get the data load
immediately when user reaches the scene, or just have it already
pre-loaded. Right now, al I know is the tutorial method where the
actionscript defines the button and onclick the data is loaded. I
want to show it already there.
Thank you!

Answer 1

set resultFormat="e4x" on your HTTPService tag, then in the
handler do:
var xmlResult:XML = XML(event.result);
trace(xmlResult.toXMLString)
Then use e4x expressions to select the desired list of nodes.
It will return an XMLList, which has many similarities to Array.
If you want to stick with the default nested object
structure, examine the result object (objUtil.toString(), if i
recall correctly) to determine how to craft the correct
navigational path.
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