Populating ComboBox with XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>

<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" backgroundGradientAlphas="[1.0, 1.0]"

            backgroundGradientColors="[#841E1E, #841E1E]" creationComplete="init()">

            <mx:HTTPService id="htp" result="Object"/>      

            <mx:ComboBox x="34" y="32" id="cmb" change="{textSelected.text = 'Selected item = '+cmb.selectedLabel}"></mx:ComboBox>

            <mx:Text x="34" y="104" width="263" height="82" color="#F9FDFE" id="textSelected"/>

            <mx:Script>

                        <![CDATA[

                                    import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;

                                    public function init():void

                                    {

                                                htp.url = "country.xml";

                                                htp.addEventListener(ResultEvent.RESULT,xmlLoaded);

                                                htp.send();

                                    }

                                    public function xmlLoaded(event:ResultEvent):void

                                    {                                              

                                                var str:String= event.result.root.country;

                                                var array:Array = str.split(",");

                                                cmb.dataProvider = array;

                                                textSelected.text = 'Selected item = '+array[0];

                                    }

                        ]]>

            </mx:Script>

</mx:Application> 

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country.xml

<root>

<country> India </country>

<country> USA </country>

<country> UK </country>

<country> Japan </country>

<country> Spain </country>

</root>

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