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Treating XMLList as XML

 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){
        var oopBook:XML = <BOOK ISBN="000000000">
          <TITLE>Design Patterns</TITLE>
          <AUTHOR>
            <NAME>Bates</NAME>
            <BIRTHDATE>1 1973</BIRTHDATE>
          </AUTHOR>
          <PUBLISHER>Inc</PUBLISHER>
        </BOOK>;
        
        displayAuthor(oopBook.children());
    }
    public function displayAuthor (authors:XMLList):void {
      for each (var author:XML in authors) {
        trace( "Name: " + author.NAME
                       + ", Birthdate: " + author.BIRTHDATE + "\n");
      }
    }
  }
}

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