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Asked: 2026-05-31T17:28:58+00:00

I’m getting a compile error 1084: Syntax error: expecting rightparen before colon on the

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I’m getting a compile error “1084: Syntax error: expecting rightparen before colon” on the line of code below starting with <s:ArrayList source=... Anyone know where my syntax is wrong? Thanks in advance. 

<s:DropDownList id="tList" width="100" selectedIndex="0" change="myfunc();" labelField="label">
    <s:dataProvider>
        <s:ArrayList source="[{label:'cloud',value:'d'},{label:'rain',value:'a'}]"/>
    </s:dataProvider>
</s:DropDownList>
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  1. Editorial Team

    When writing code in an mxml line, you have to put it inside curly brackets ({ and }). So change the line:

    <s:ArrayList source="[{label:'cloud',value:'d'},{label:'rain',value:'a'}]"/>

    into:

    <s:ArrayList source="{[{label:'cloud',value:'d'},{label:'rain',value:'a'}]}"/>
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