# Adding XML data to List Component

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-xml-data-to-list-component/278177>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 23, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-xml-data-to-list-component/278177 "2008-12-23T14:42:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![shebimangalath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@shebimangalath](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shebimangalath)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-xml-data-to-list-component/278177/1 "2008-12-23T14:42:48Z")

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```auto
 
import fl.controls.*;
 import fl.data.DataProvider;

 var testXml:XML = 
 <list>
   <a>
  <para_name>shabeer</para_name>
  <para_text>paragraph text 1</para_text>
   </a>
   <a>
  <para_name>muhammed</para_name>
  <para_text>paragraph text 2</para_text>
   </a>
   <a>
  <para_name>ahmed</para_name>
  <para_text>paragraph text 4</para_text>
   </a>
 </list>;

 var ParagraphList = new List();
 ParagraphList.setSize(140, 150);
 ParagraphList.move(33, 55);
 addChild(ParagraphList);
 ParagraphList.rowHeight = 22;
 
 ParagraphList.dataProvider = new DataProvider(??????); 

```

[COLOR=red]\*\* //here i want to add “paragraph texts” from the xml with out changing the xml\*\*[/COLOR]