User Guide

XMLNode 745

// insert the clone node into rootNode between the middle and youngest nodes

rootNode.insertBefore(middle2, youngest);

trace(rootNode);

// output (with line breaks added):

// <rootNode>

// <oldest />

// <middle />

// <youngest />

// </rootNode>

// create a copy of rootNode using cloneNode() to demonstrate a deep copy

var rootClone:XMLNode = rootNode.cloneNode(true);

// insert the clone, which contains all child nodes, to rootNode

rootNode.appendChild(rootClone);

trace(rootNode);

// output (with line breaks added):

// <rootNode>

// <oldest />

// <middle />

// <youngest />

// <rootNode>

// <oldest />

// <middle />

// <youngest />

// </rootNode>

firstChild (XMLNode.firstChild property)

public firstChild : XMLNode [read-only]

Evaluates the specified XML object and references the first child in the parent node's child

list. This property is

null if the node does not have children. This property is undefined if

the node is a text node. This is a read-only property and cannot be used to manipulate child

nodes; use the

appendChild(), insertBefore(), and removeNode() methods to

manipulate child nodes.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0