<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
  <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
     backgroundColor="#FFFFFF" width="550" height="300">
     <mx:Script>
             <![CDATA[
               import mx.controls.Alert;
         private function modelToString():void{
           Alert.show(contactmodel.fname + " " + contactmodel.lname + "\n" + contactmodel.address + "\n" + 
                      contactmodel.city + " " + contactmodel.state + " " + contactmodel.zip + "\n" + 
                      contactmodel.phone + "\n" +contactmodel.email,"contactmodel");
         }
       ]]>
     </mx:Script>
    <mx:Model id="contactmodel">
      <contact>
        <fname>{fnametxt.text}</fname>
        <lname>{lnametxt.text}</lname>
        <address>{addresstxt.text}</address>
        <city>{citytxt.text}</city>
        <state>{statetxt.text}</state>
        <zip>{ziptxt.text}</zip>
        <phone>{phonetxt.text}</phone>
        <email>{emailtxt.text}</email>
      </contact>
    </mx:Model>
    <mx:Panel title="Contact Info" width="500" height="250">
    <mx:Form>
      <mx:FormItem label="Name" direction="horizontal">
        <mx:TextInput id="fnametxt" />
        <mx:TextInput id="lnametxt" />
      </mx:FormItem>
      <mx:FormItem label="Address">
        <mx:TextInput id="addresstxt"/>
      </mx:FormItem>
      <mx:FormItem label="City State, Zip" direction="horizontal">
        <mx:TextInput id="citytxt"/>
        <mx:TextInput id="statetxt" width="20"/>
        <mx:TextInput id="ziptxt" width="50"/>
      </mx:FormItem>
      <mx:FormItem label="Phone">
        <mx:TextInput id="phonetxt"/>
      </mx:FormItem>
      <mx:FormItem label="Email">
        <mx:TextInput id="emailtxt"/>
      </mx:FormItem>
      <mx:Button click="modelToString()" label="Show Model Data"/>
    </mx:Form>
    </mx:Panel>
  </mx:Application>