<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2008/02/09/adding-icons-to-the-flex-linkbar-control/ -->
<mx:Application name="LinkBar_dataProvider_Array_test"
        xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white">
 
    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import mx.controls.ButtonLabelPlacement;
            import mx.controls.Button;
 
            private function init():void {
                var len:uint = linkBar.numChildren;
                var idx:uint;
                for (idx = 0; idx < len; idx++) {
                    Button(linkBar.getChildAt(idx)).labelPlacement = ButtonLabelPlacement.LEFT;
                }
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>
 
    <mx:Array id="arr">
        <mx:Object label="Button" ico="@Embed('assets/Button.png')" />
        <mx:Object label="ButtonBar" ico="@Embed('assets/ButtonBar.png')" />
        <mx:Object label="CheckBox" ico="@Embed('assets/CheckBox.png')" />
        <mx:Object label="ColorPicker" ico="@Embed('assets/ColorPicker.png')" />
    </mx:Array>
 
    <mx:LinkBar id="linkBar"
            dataProvider="{arr}"
            iconField="ico"
            creationComplete="init();" />
 
</mx:Application>