How should I fill a list with a combination of database entries and meta-values?

Question

I am acquiring the contents of a table to fill a dropdown box in a Flex 3 application:

<mx:ComboBox dataSource="{myList}" />

The list is populated by the contents of a database table of persons:

Public, John Q
Doe, Jane
...

The combo box, however, also needs to have some other meta-entries in it that do not come from the database:

ALL
ALL MEN
ALL WOMEN
Public, John Q
Doe, Jane
...

What is the best way to do this?

Answer 1

Override the setter for "mylist" and insert your values into the array.

public function set myList(value:Array):void {
  this._myList = ["ALL MEN", "ALL_WOMEN"].concat(value);
  this.dispatch(new FlexEvent(FlexEvent.DATA_CHANGE));
}