<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" 
    layout="absolute"
    width="600"
    height="600"
    creationComplete="init()">
    <mx:UIComponent id="mapHolder"
        width="100%"
        height="100%"/>
    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[
            import com.yahoo.maps.api.YahooMap;
            import com.yahoo.maps.api.YahooMapEvent;
            import com.yahoo.maps.api.core.location.Address;
            import com.yahoo.maps.webservices.geocoder.GeocoderResult;
            import com.yahoo.maps.webservices.geocoder.events.GeocoderEvent;
 
            import mx.controls.Alert;
 
            private var _yahooMap:YahooMap;
            private var _address:Address;
 
            // Yahoo API Id - take it from Yahoo!
            private var _appId:String = "_REPLACE_THIS_WITH_YOUR_KEY_";
 
            // initialization
            private function init():void 
            {
                // new yahoo map
                _yahooMap = new YahooMap();
                // setting its apiId, width and height 
                _yahooMap.init(_appId, mapHolder.width, mapHolder.height);
                // adding controls
                _yahooMap.addPanControl();
                _yahooMap.addZoomWidget();
                _yahooMap.addTypeWidget();
                // adding map object
                mapHolder.addChild(_yahooMap);
                // searching for "Bucharest"
                geocodeAddress("Bucharest");
            }
 
            // geocoding address
            // from "Bucharest" to geocode coords
            private function geocodeAddress(value:String):void 
            {
                // new Address object
                _address = new Address(value);
                // aading success and failure events
                _address.addEventListener(GeocoderEvent.GEOCODER_SUCCESS, 
                    address_geocoderSuccess);
                _address.addEventListener(GeocoderEvent.GEOCODER_FAILURE, 
                    address_geocoderFailure);
                // trying to geocode
                _address.geocode();
            }
 
            // handle event for successful geocoding
            private function address_geocoderSuccess(evt:GeocoderEvent):void 
            {
                // getting the result after geocoding
                var result:GeocoderResult = 
                    Address(evt.target).geocoderResultSet.firstResult;
                // setting the map to the found location
                _yahooMap.centerLatLon = result.latlon;
                // setting zoom
                _yahooMap.zoomLevel = result.zoomLevel;
            }
 
            // handle event for unsuccessful geocoding
            private function address_geocoderFailure(evt:GeocoderEvent):void 
            {
                // just display an alert
                Alert.show("Unable to get to the address: " + _address.address);
            }
 
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>
</mx:Application>