ActionScript® 3.0 Reference for the Adobe® Flash® Platform
Home  |  Show Packages and Classes List |  Packages  |  Classes  |  What's New  |  Index  |  Appendixes
mx.utils 

XMLUtil  - AS3 Flex
Packagemx.utils
Classpublic class XMLUtil
InheritanceXMLUtil Inheritance Object

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Product Version: Flex 3
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

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.


Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
  
createXMLDocument(str:String):XMLDocument
[static] Creates XML out of the specified string, ignoring whitespace.
XMLUtil
  
getAttributeByQName(xml:XML, attrQName:QName):XMLList
[static] Returns the XML value of an attribute matching the given QName
XMLUtil
 Inherited
hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
Object
 Inherited
isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean
Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.
Object
 Inherited
propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
Object
  
qnamesEqual(qname1:QName, qname2:QName):Boolean
[static] Returns true if the two QName parameters have identical uri and localName properties.
XMLUtil
  
qnameToString(qname:QName):String
[static] Returns the concatenation of a Qname object's uri and localName properties, separated by a colon.
XMLUtil
 Inherited
setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
toLocaleString():String
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.
Object
 Inherited
toString():String
Returns the string representation of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
valueOf():Object
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
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.



© 2014 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Thu Dec 4 2014, 05:50 PM -08:00
 

 

Legal Notices | Online Privacy Policy