User Guide

1306 ActionScript classes
See also
load (XML.load method), sendAndLoad (XML.sendAndLoad method), function
statement
parseXML (XML.parseXML method)
public parseXML(value:String) : Void
Parses the XML text specified in the value parameter, and populates the specified XML
object with the resulting XML tree. Any existing trees in the XML object are discarded.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Parameters
value:String - A string that represents the XML text to be parsed and passed to the specified
XML object.
Example
The following example creates and parses an XML packet:
var xml_str:String = "<state name=\"California\">
<city>San Francisco</city></state>"
// defining the XML source within the XML constructor:
var my1_xml:XML = new XML(xml_str);
trace(my1_xml.firstChild.attributes.name); // output: California
// defining the XML source using the XML.parseXML method:
var my2_xml:XML = new XML();
my2_xml.parseXML(xml_str);
trace(my2_xml.firstChild.attributes.name); // output: California
send (XML.send method)
public send(url:String, [target:String], [method:String]) : Boolean
Encodes the specified XML object into an XML document and sends it to the specified
target URL.
When using this method, consider the Flash Player security model:
■ For Flash Player 8, the method is not allowed if the calling SWF file is in an untrusted
local sandbox.
■ For Flash Player 7 and later, the method is not allowed if the calling SWF file is a local file.