Retrieving and using nested xml

Question

If my xml is in the form of multiple nested "nodes?" then how
can i go about serilizing them and retrieving them properly?
Example, if my xml looked like this:
<data>
<value>value1</value>
<value>value2</value>
<value>value3</value>
</data>
then displaying the value would be easy to do in my Datagrid,
i would just say use "myHTTPservice.lastResult.data.value" and it
would display in the grid but if my data is more complex like this:
<data>
<heading>
<name>name1</name>
</heading>
<heading>
<name>name2</name>
</heading>
<heading>
<name>name\3</name>
</heading>
</data>
How would I in theory go about serializing the say "name"
into an array my datagrid could use? if i say the dataprovider is
"myHTTPservice.lastResult.heading.name then i dont get an array,
how do say i want all the names found in the heading to be put in
an array? do have to do this manually on result from my HTTPservice
and if so any pointers would be good! thank you!

Answer 1

I think you understand it pretty well. Just through the info
on E4X and it will probably make a lot of sense to you now.
Just keep in mind you aren't getting an "Array" or
"ArrayCollection" but an XMLList which acts like an array where you
can get its length, address the items using the [ ] operator, etc.
When using an XMLList as a dataProvider, it would be better
to convert it to an XMLListCollection so you can take advantage of
data binding should you need to change the XML on the fly, such as
editing nodes, adding nodes, or removing nodes. And you can use the
Collection cursor views, filtering, and sorting.