| Package | Top Level |
| Class | public final dynamic class XMLList |
| Inheritance | XMLList  Object |
| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9, Flash Lite 4 |
If an XMLList object has only one XML element, you can use the XML class methods on the
XMLList object directly. In the following example, example.two is an XMLList
object of length 1, so you can call any XML method on it.
var example2 = <example><two>2</two></example>;
If you attempt to use XML class methods with an XMLList object containing more than one XML
object, an exception is thrown; instead, iterate over the XMLList collection (using a
for each..in statement, for example) and apply the methods to each XML object in
the collection.
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Creates a new XMLList object. | XMLList | ||
Calls the attribute() method of each XML object and returns an XMLList object
of the results. | XMLList | ||
Calls the attributes() method of each XML object and
returns an XMLList object of attributes for each XML object. | XMLList | ||
Calls the child() method of each XML object and returns an XMLList object that
contains the results in order. | XMLList | ||
Calls the children() method of each XML object and
returns an XMLList object that contains the results. | XMLList | ||
Calls the comments() method of each XML object and returns
an XMLList of comments. | XMLList | ||
Checks whether the XMLList object contains an XML object that is equal to the given
value parameter. | XMLList | ||
Returns a copy of the given XMLList object. | XMLList | ||
Returns all descendants (children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on) of the XML object
that have the given name parameter. | XMLList | ||
Calls the elements() method of each XML object. | XMLList | ||
Checks whether the XMLList object contains complex content. | XMLList | ||
Checks for the property specified by p. | XMLList | ||
Checks whether the XMLList object contains simple content. | XMLList | ||
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Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified
as the parameter. | Object | |
Returns the number of properties in the XMLList object. | XMLList | ||
Merges adjacent text nodes and eliminates empty text nodes for each
of the following: all text nodes in the XMLList, all the XML objects
contained in the XMLList, and the descendants of all the XML objects in
the XMLList. | XMLList | ||
Returns the parent of the XMLList object if all items in the XMLList object have the same parent. | XMLList | ||
If a name parameter is provided, lists all the children of the XMLList object that
contain processing instructions with that name. | XMLList | ||
Checks whether the property p is in the set of properties that can be iterated in a for..in statement
applied to the XMLList object. | XMLList | ||
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Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations. | Object | |
Calls the text() method of each XML
object and returns an XMLList object that contains the results. | XMLList | ||
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Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions. | Object | |
Returns a string representation of all the XML objects in an XMLList object. | XMLList | ||
Returns a string representation of all the XML objects in an XMLList object. | XMLList | ||
Returns the XMLList object. | XMLList | ||
XMLList | () | Constructor |
attribute | () | method |
AS3 function attribute(attributeName:*):XMLList| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Calls the attribute() method of each XML object and returns an XMLList object
of the results. The results match the given attributeName parameter. If there is no
match, the attribute() method returns an empty XMLList object.
Parameters
attributeName:* — The name of the attribute that you want to include in an XMLList object.
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XMLList — An XMLList object of matching XML objects or an empty XMLList object.
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attributes | () | method |
AS3 function attributes():XMLList| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Calls the attributes() method of each XML object and
returns an XMLList object of attributes for each XML object.
XMLList — An XMLList object of attributes for each XML object.
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child | () | method |
AS3 function child(propertyName:Object):XMLList| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Calls the child() method of each XML object and returns an XMLList object that
contains the results in order.
Parameters
propertyName:Object — The element name or integer of the XML child.
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XMLList — An XMLList object of child nodes that match the input parameter.
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children | () | method |
AS3 function children():XMLList| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Calls the children() method of each XML object and
returns an XMLList object that contains the results.
XMLList — An XMLList object of the children in the XML objects.
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comments | () | method |
contains | () | method |
AS3 function contains(value:XML):Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Checks whether the XMLList object contains an XML object that is equal to the given
value parameter.
Parameters
value:XML — An XML object to compare against the current XMLList object.
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Boolean — If the XMLList contains the XML object declared in the value parameter,
then true; otherwise false.
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copy | () | method |
AS3 function copy():XMLList| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Returns a copy of the given XMLList object. The copy is a duplicate of the entire tree of nodes.
The copied XML object has no parent and returns null if you attempt to call the parent() method.
XMLList — The copy of the XMLList object.
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descendants | () | method |
AS3 function descendants(name:Object = *):XMLList| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Returns all descendants (children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on) of the XML object
that have the given name parameter. The name parameter can be a
QName object, a String data type, or any other data type that is then converted to a String
data type.
To return all descendants, use the asterisk (*) parameter. If no parameter is passed, the string "*" is passed and returns all descendants of the XML object.
Parameters
name:Object (default = *) |
XMLList — An XMLList object of the matching descendants (children, grandchildren, and so on) of the XML objects
in the original list. If there are no descendants, returns an empty XMLList object.
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elements | () | method |
AS3 function elements(name:Object = *):XMLList| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Calls the elements() method of each XML object. The name parameter is
passed to the descendants() method. If no parameter is passed, the string "*" is passed to the
descendants() method.
Parameters
name:Object (default = *) |
XMLList — An XMLList object of the matching child elements of the XML objects.
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hasComplexContent | () | method |
AS3 function hasComplexContent():Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Checks whether the XMLList object contains complex content. An XMLList object is considered to contain complex content if it is not empty and either of the following conditions is true:
- The XMLList object contains a single XML item with complex content.
- The XMLList object contains elements.
Boolean — If the XMLList object contains complex content, then true; otherwise false.
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hasOwnProperty | () | method |
hasSimpleContent | () | method |
AS3 function hasSimpleContent():Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Checks whether the XMLList object contains simple content. An XMLList object is considered to contain simple content if one or more of the following conditions is true:
- The XMLList object is empty
- The XMLList object contains a single XML item with simple content
- The XMLList object contains no elements
Boolean — If the XMLList contains simple content, then true; otherwise false.
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length | () | method |
normalize | () | method |
AS3 function normalize():XMLList| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Merges adjacent text nodes and eliminates empty text nodes for each of the following: all text nodes in the XMLList, all the XML objects contained in the XMLList, and the descendants of all the XML objects in the XMLList.
ReturnsXMLList — The normalized XMLList object.
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parent | () | method |
AS3 function parent():Object| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Returns the parent of the XMLList object if all items in the XMLList object have the same parent.
If the XMLList object has no parent or different parents, the method returns undefined.
Object — Returns the parent XML object.
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processingInstructions | () | method |
AS3 function processingInstructions(name:String = "*"):XMLList| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
If a name parameter is provided, lists all the children of the XMLList object that
contain processing instructions with that name. With no parameters, the method lists all the
children of the XMLList object that contain any processing instructions.
Parameters
name:String (default = "*") |
XMLList — An XMLList object that contains the processing instructions for each XML object.
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propertyIsEnumerable | () | method |
AS3 function propertyIsEnumerable(p:String):Boolean| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Checks whether the property p is in the set of properties that can be iterated in a for..in statement
applied to the XMLList object. This is true only if toNumber(p) is greater than or equal to 0
and less than the length of the XMLList object.
Parameters
p:String — The index of a property to check.
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Boolean — If the property can be iterated in a for..in statement, then true; otherwise false.
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text | () | method |
AS3 function text():XMLList| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Calls the text() method of each XML
object and returns an XMLList object that contains the results.
XMLList — An XMLList object of all XML properties of the XMLList object that represent XML text nodes.
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toString | () | method |
AS3 function toString():String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Returns a string representation of all the XML objects in an XMLList object. The rules for this conversion depend on whether the XML object has simple content or complex content:
- If the XML object has simple content,
toString()returns the string contents of the XML object with the following stripped out: the start tag, attributes, namespace declarations, and end tag.
- If the XML object has complex content,
toString()returns an XML encoded string representing the entire XML object, including the start tag, attributes, namespace declarations, and end tag.
To return the entire XML object every time, use the toXMLString() method.
String — The string representation of the XML object.
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Example ( How to use this example )
toString() method returns when the
XML object has simple content:
var test:XML = <type name="Joe">example</type>; trace(test.toString()); //example
toString() method returns when the
XML object has complex content:
var test:XML =
<type name="Joe">
<base name="Bob"></base>
example
</type>;
trace(test.toString());
// <type name="Joe">
// <base name="Bob"/>
// example
// </type>
toXMLString | () | method |
AS3 function toXMLString():String| Language Version: | ActionScript 3.0 |
| Runtime Versions: | AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9 |
Returns a string representation of all the XML objects in an XMLList object.
Unlike the toString() method, the toXMLString()
method always returns the start tag, attributes,
and end tag of the XML object, regardless of whether the XML object has simple content
or complex content. (The toString() method strips out these items for XML
objects that contain simple content.)
String — The string representation of the XML object.
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valueOf | () | method |
books and adds several
items with book publisher and name tags to a node named books.
Then the showBooksByPublisher() method is called,
which takes the XMLList and returns each item matching the publisher, "Addison-Wesley."
package {
import flash.display.Sprite;
public class XMLListExample extends Sprite {
private var books:XML;
public function XMLListExample() {
books = <books>
<book publisher="Addison-Wesley" name="Design Patterns" />
<book publisher="Addison-Wesley" name="The Pragmatic Programmer" />
<book publisher="Addison-Wesley" name="Test Driven Development" />
<book publisher="Addison-Wesley" name="Refactoring to Patterns" />
<book publisher="O'Reilly Media" name="The Cathedral & the Bazaar" />
<book publisher="O'Reilly Media" name="Unit Test Frameworks" />
</books>;
showBooksByPublisher("Addison-Wesley");
}
private function showBooksByPublisher(name:String):void {
var results:XMLList = books.book.(@publisher == name);
showList(results);
}
private function showList(list:XMLList):void {
var item:XML;
for each(item in list) {
trace("item: " + item.toXMLString());
}
}
}
}
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