User Guide

XML class 187

XML.ignoreWhite

Availability

Flash Media Server 2.

Usage

my_xml.ignoreWhite

XML.prototype.ignoreWhite

Parameters

boolean A Boolean value.

Description

Property; the default setting is false. When set to true, text nodes that contain only white

space are discarded during the parsing process. Text nodes with leading or trailing white

spaces are unaffected.

Usage 1: You can set the

ignoreWhite property for individual XML objects, as shown in the

following code:

my_xml.ignoreWhite = true;

Usage 2: You can set the default ignoreWhite property for XML objects, as shown in the

following code:

XML.prototype.ignoreWhite = true;

Example

The following example loads an XML file with a text node that contains only white space; the

foyer tag comprises 14 space characters. To run this example, create a text file named

flooring.xml, and copy the following tags into it:

<house>

<kitchen> ceramic tile </kitchen>

<bathroom> linoleum </bathroom>

</house>