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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference > ActionScript classes > XML > parseXML (XML.parseXML method)

parseXML (XML.parseXML method)

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

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