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Description
Read-only property; an XMLNode value that references the parent node of the specified XML
object, or returns
to manipulate child nodes; use the
methods to manipulate child nodes.
Example
The following example creates an XML packet and writes the parent node of the
to the log file:
var my_xml:XML = new XML("<login><username>morton</username>
<password>good&amp;evil</password></login>");
// first child is the <login /> node
var rootNode:XMLNode = my_xml.firstChild;
// first child of the root is the <username /> node
var targetNode:XMLNode = rootNode.firstChild;
trace("the parent node of '"+targetNode.nodeName+"' is:
"+targetNode.parentNode.nodeName);
trace("contents of the parent node are:\n"+targetNode.parentNode);
/* output (line breaks added for clarity):
the parent node of 'username' is: login
contents of the parent node are:
<login>
<username>morton</username>
<password>good&amp;evil</password>
</login>
*/
See also
XML.appendChild(), XML.insertBefore(), XML.removeNode(),
XML.parseXML()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
my_xml.parseXML(source:String) : Void
Parameters
A string that represents the XML text to be parsed and passed to the specified XML
source
object.
Returns
Nothing.
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if the node has no parent. This is a read-only property and cannot be used
null
appendChild()
, , and
insertBefore()
XMLNode class
removeNode()
node
username