ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference - Adobe Help and Support

The source for the SWF file contains the following script (note the comments for the Output
strings). The rootNode does not have a default namespace, so its namespaceURI value is an
empty string. The simpleNode defines a default namespace, so its namespaceURI value is the
default namespace. The innerNode does not define a default namespace, but uses the default
namespace defined by simpleNode, so its namespaceURI value is the same as that of
simpleNode.
var xmlDoc:XML = new XML()
xmlDoc.load("NoPrefix.xml");
xmlDoc.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlDoc.onLoad = function(success:Boolean)
{
var rootNode:XMLNode = xmlDoc.childNodes[0];
trace("rootNode Node namespaceURI: " + rootNode.namespaceURI);
// Output: [empty string]
}
var simpleNode:XMLNode = xmlDoc.childNodes[0].childNodes[0];
trace("simpleNode Node namespaceURI: " + simpleNode.namespaceURI);
// Output: ... http://www.w3.org/2001/12/soap-envelope
var innerNode:XMLNode = xmlDoc.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].childNodes[0];
trace("innerNode Node namespaceURI: " + innerNode.namespaceURI);
// Output: ... http://www.w3.org/2001/12/soap-envelope
See also
getNamespaceForPrefix (XMLNode.getNamespaceForPrefix method),
getPrefixForNamespace (XMLNode.getPrefixForNamespace method)
nextSibling (XMLNode.nextSibling property)
public nextSibling : XMLNode [read-only]
An XMLNode value that references the next sibling in the parent node's child list. This
property is null if the node does not have a next sibling node. This property cannot be used
to manipulate child nodes; use the appendChild(), insertBefore(), and removeNode()
methods to manipulate child nodes.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Example
The following example is an excerpt from the example for the XML.firstChild property, and
shows how you can use the XML.nextSibling property to loop through an XML node's child
nodes:
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