ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

XML.removeNode() Method

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ActionScript Language Reference

XML.removeNode() Method

delete a node from an XML object hierarchy

Flash 5

theNode.removeNode()

Description

The removeNode() method deletes theNode from an XML document, where theNode can be

an XML or XMLnode instance. All descendants (children, grandchildren, and so on) of

theNode are also deleted. The childNodes property of theNode’s parent is automatically

updated to reflect the new structure of the remaining object hierarchy.

Example

Here we delete the second child node; the third child node takes its place:

myDoc = new XML("<P>one</P><P>two</P><P>three</P>");

myDoc.childNodes[1].removeNode();

trace(myDoc); // Displays: "<P>one</P><P>three</P>"

See Also

XML.appendChild(), XML.insertBefore()

XML.send() Method

send XML source code to an external script or application

Flash 5

xmlDoc.send(url, window)

Arguments

url A string specifying the location of a script or application to which xmlDoc

should be sent.

window A required string specifying the name of the browser window or frame into

which to load the script’s response. It can be a custom name or one of the

four presets: “

_blank”, “_ parent”, “_self”, or “_top”. For details, see the

description of the window settings under the getURL() global function.

Description

The send() method converts ...