// this.optionParms is the instance name assigned to the component on the stage
var collectParms:Iterator = this.optionParms.getIterator();
while (collectParms.hasNext()) {
	this.options.push(collectParms.next());
	// tmpObj is not scrictly cast because the iterator can contain any datatype
	var tmpObj = collectParms.next();
	// but let us just output the two variables present in the expected collection item
	trace("value: " + tmpObj.value + " & option: " + tmpObj.option);
}