Specifying a custom label field on a Flex ComboBox

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/09/25/specifying-a-custom-label-field-on-a-flex-combobox-control/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="top"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:XMLList id="statesXMLList">
        <state abbrev="AL" name="Alabama" />
        <state abbrev="AK" name="Alaska" />
        <state abbrev="AZ" name="Arizona" />
        <state abbrev="AR" name="Arkansas" />
        <state abbrev="CA" name="California" />
        <state abbrev="CO" name="Colorado" />
        <state abbrev="CT" name="Connecticut" />
    </mx:XMLList>

    <mx:ComboBox id="comboBox"
            prompt="Please select a State..."
            dataProvider="{statesXMLList}"
            labelField="@name" />

</mx:Application>