The XMLUtil class is an all-static class
with methods for working with XML within Flex.
You do not create instances of XMLUtil;
instead you simply call static methods such as
the XMLUtil.qnamesEqual() method.
[static]
Returns the concatenation of a Qname object's
uri and localName properties,
separated by a colon.
XMLUtil
Method Detail
createXMLDocument
()
method
public static function createXMLDocument(str:String):XMLDocument
Language Version :
ActionScript 3.0
Product Version :
Flex 3
Runtime Versions :
Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1
Creates XML out of the specified string, ignoring whitespace.
This method is used to create objects defined in
<mx:XML> tags and WebService requests,
although they, in turn, get the firstChild
of the structure.
Parameters
str:String — XML string.
Returns
XMLDocument — New XML object that ignored whitespace.
getAttributeByQName
()
method
public static function getAttributeByQName(xml:XML, attrQName:QName):XMLList
Language Version :
ActionScript 3.0
Product Version :
Flex 3
Runtime Versions :
Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1
Returns the XML value of an attribute matching the given QName
Parameters
xml:XML — the XML object being inspected
attrQName:QName — the QName of the attribute to find
Returns
XMLList — XMLList of matching attributes or an empty list if none are found.
qnamesEqual
()
method
public static function qnamesEqual(qname1:QName, qname2:QName):Boolean
Language Version :
ActionScript 3.0
Product Version :
Flex 3
Runtime Versions :
Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1
Returns true if the two QName parameters have identical
uri and localName properties.
Parameters
qname1:QName — First QName object.
qname2:QName — Second QName object.
Returns
Boolean — true if the two QName parameters have identical
uri and localName properties.
qnameToString
()
method
public static function qnameToString(qname:QName):String
Language Version :
ActionScript 3.0
Product Version :
Flex 3
Runtime Versions :
Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1
Returns the concatenation of a Qname object's
uri and localName properties,
separated by a colon.
If the object does not have a uri property,
or the value of uri is the empty string,
returns the localName property.
Parameters
qname:QName — QName object.
Returns
String — Concatenation of a Qname object's
uri and localName properties,
separated by a colon.
Object