Unique XMLList

I am trying to create a unique list of contact from an XMLList containing:

%26lt;strcnt%26gt;
?%26lt;cym%26gt;200808%26lt;/cym%26gt;
?%26lt;concept%26gt;XXXX%26lt;/concept%26gt;
?%26lt;brand/%26gt;
?%26lt;max%26gt;12%26lt;/max%26gt;
?%26lt;min%26gt;12%26lt;/min%26gt;
?%26lt;start%26gt;12%26lt;/start%26gt;
?%26lt;end%26gt;12%26lt;/end%26gt;
%26lt;/strcnt%26gt;
%26lt;strcnt%26gt;
?%26lt;cym%26gt;200809%26lt;/cym%26gt;
?%26lt;concept%26gt;XXXX%26lt;/concept%26gt;
?%26lt;brand/%26gt;
?%26lt;max%26gt;12%26lt;/max%26gt;
?%26lt;min%26gt;12%26lt;/min%26gt;
?%26lt;start%26gt;12%26lt;/start%26gt;
?%26lt;end%26gt;12%26lt;/end%26gt;
%26lt;/strcnt%26gt;
%26lt;strcnt%26gt;
?%26lt;cym%26gt;200810%26lt;/cym%26gt;
?%26lt;concept%26gt;XXXX%26lt;/concept%26gt;
?%26lt;brand/%26gt;
?%26lt;max%26gt;12%26lt;/max%26gt;
?%26lt;min%26gt;13%26lt;/min%26gt;
?%26lt;start%26gt;12%26lt;/start%26gt;
?%26lt;end%26gt;13%26lt;/end%26gt;
%26lt;/strcnt%26gt;
%26lt;strcnt%26gt;
?%26lt;cym%26gt;200811%26lt;/cym%26gt;
?%26lt;concept%26gt;XXXX%26lt;/concept%26gt;
?%26lt;brand/%26gt;
?%26lt;max%26gt;13%26lt;/max%26gt;
?%26lt;min%26gt;13%26lt;/min%26gt;
?%26lt;start%26gt;13%26lt;/start%26gt;
?%26lt;end%26gt;13%26lt;/end%26gt;
%26lt;/strcnt%26gt;

When I try to get a list of concepts that is just an arrayCollection of

XXXX

YYYY

ZZZZ

to put into a drop down box for drill down abilities.

Here is my last attempt to accomplish this:

listtest = countsInfo.strcnt.(brand ==

'''') as XMLList;?// countsInfo is what is comming from the webservice

listtest.descendants().(listtest1 = addUniqueValue(child(''concept''),listtest.concept));

with addUniqueValue as:

private function

addUniqueValue(value:Object, list:XMLList):XMLList

{

if (!list.contains(value))

{

list += value;

}

return list;

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you in advance for any help.

Lochdonan

Unique XMLList

sorry... that should read unique list of *concepts*....