Something like this should work (I’ll also update the entry above and add this new example):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white"
        initialize="init();">

    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.controls.dataGridClasses.DataGridColumn;
            import mx.controls.DataGrid;
            import mx.controls.Label;

            private var xmlDP:XML = <nodes>
                        <node col1="One.1" col2="One.2" />
                        <node col1="Two.1" col2="Two.2" />
                        <node col1="Three.1" col2="Three.2" />
                        <node col1="Four.1" col2="Four.2" />
                        <node col1="Five.1" col2="Five.2" />
                        <node col1="Six.1" col2="Six.2" />
                        <node col1="Seven.1" col2="Seven.2" />
                        <node col1="Eight.1" col2="Eight.2" />
                        <node col1="Nine.1" col2="Nine.2" />
                    </nodes>;

            private var dataGrid:DataGrid;
            private var dataGridCol1:DataGridColumn;
            private var dataGridCol2:DataGridColumn;

            private function init():void {
                dataGridCol1 = new DataGridColumn();
                dataGridCol1.dataField = "@col1";
                dataGridCol1.headerText = "The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog";
                dataGridCol1.headerRenderer = new ClassFactory(Label);

                dataGridCol2 = new DataGridColumn();
                dataGridCol2.dataField = "@col2";
                dataGridCol2.headerText = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit";
                dataGridCol2.headerRenderer = new ClassFactory(Label);

                dataGrid = new DataGrid();
                dataGrid.dataProvider = xmlDP.node;
                dataGrid.columns = [dataGridCol1, dataGridCol2];
                dataGrid.width = 300;
                dataGrid.height = 200;
                addChild(dataGrid);
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>

</mx:Application>

Peter

Thanks