Flash: Flex 3 Basics - Introduction to Data Binding

It sounds a lot like a buzzword for developers, but what is data binding exactly? Is it even useful? In short, absolutely. Chances are you’ll be working with some sort of data in Flex. With data bindings, a developer can link data automatically between sources and targets. Still confused? Imagine a label set to automatically display the value of a selected button. It’s a simple concept that has an incredible amount of usefulness when building RIA’s. On second thought, let’s just build i