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Chapter 6: Working with XML
Flash Player 9 and later, Adobe AIR 1.0 and later
ActionScript 3.0 includes a group of classes based on the ECMAScript for XML (E4X) specification (ECMA-357
edition 2). These classes include powerful and easy-to-use functionality for working with XML data. Using E4X, you
will be able to develop code with XML data faster than was possible with previous programming techniques. As an
added benefit, the code you produce will be easier to read.
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XML class
ECMA-357 specification
Basics of XML
Flash Player 9 and later, Adobe AIR 1.0 and later
XML is a standard way of representing structured information so that it is easy for computers to work with and
reasonably easy for people to write and understand. XML is an abbreviation for eXtensible Markup Language. The
XML standard is available at www.w3.org/XML/.
XML offers a standard and convenient way to categorize data, to make it easier to read, access, and manipulate. XML
uses a tree structure and tag structure that is similar to HTML. Here is a simple example of XML data:
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XML data can also be more complex, with tags nested in other tags as well as attributes and other structural
components. Here is a more complex example of XML data:
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