Thanks for all the responses! I took the advice and switched to using ArrayCollection and all is working fine now (without hammers :-))
Thanks again! --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think Alex called "invalidateDisplayList" a "big hammer". > > > > The best solution to this is to never use Array, or XMLList for dynamic > dataProviders, since their methods do not dispatch the necessary events > to update the UI. Instead, wrap Array in ArrayCollection, and CMLList > in XMLListCollection, or use XML directly. > > > > Tracy > >