Using the isBranch() method to determine if a Tree item is a branch or leaf

<? xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!--  http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/11/30/using-the-isbranch-method-to-determine-if-a-tree-item-is-a-branch-or-leaf/  -->
< mx:Application  xmlns:mx ="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout ="vertical"
        verticalAlign ="middle"
        backgroundColor ="white" >

     < mx:Script >
         <![CDATA[
            import mx.events.ListEvent;

            private function tree_itemClick(evt:ListEvent):void {
                var itemIsBranch:Boolean = tree.dataDescriptor.isBranch(tree.selectedItem);
                lbl.text = itemIsBranch.toString();
            }

            private function tree_labelFunc(item:XML):String {
                var returnStr:String = item.@label;
                var itemIsBranch:Boolean = tree.dataDescriptor.isBranch(item);
                if (itemIsBranch) {
                    returnStr += " (BRANCH)";
                }
                return returnStr;
            }
         ]]>
     </ mx:Script >

     < mx:XML  id ="xmlDP" >
         < node >
             < node  label ="1.a"   />
             < node  label ="1.b"   />
             < node  label ="1.c" >
                 < node  label ="1.c.i"   />
                 < node  label ="1.c.ii"   />
                 < node  label ="1.c.iii"   />
                 < node  label ="1.c.iv"   />
                 < node  label ="1.c.v"   />
             </ node >
             < node  label ="1.d"   />
             < node  label ="1.e" >
                 < node  label ="1.e.i"   />
                 < node  label ="1.e.ii"   />
                 < node  label ="1.e.iii" >
                     < node  label ="1.e.iii.A"   />
                 </ node >
                 < node  label ="1.e.iv"   />
             </ node >
             < node  label ="1.f"   />
         </ node >
     </ mx:XML >

     < mx:ApplicationControlBar  dock ="true" >
         < mx:Form  styleName ="plain" >
             < mx:FormItem  label ="isBranch():" >
                 < mx:Label  id ="lbl"  fontWeight ="bold"   />
             </ mx:FormItem >
         </ mx:Form >
     </ mx:ApplicationControlBar >

     < mx:Tree  id ="tree"
            dataProvider ="{xmlDP}"
            labelFunction ="tree_labelFunc"
            showRoot ="false"
            width ="50%"
            rowCount ="6"
            itemClick ="tree_itemClick(event);"   />

</ mx:Application >