Unusual behavior can be used to collect a group of attributes into a single attribute

 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){
        var books:XML = <BOOKS>
            <BOOK ISBN="0000000000"/>
            <BOOK ISBN="1111111111"/>
            <BOOK ISBN="2222222222"/>
          </BOOKS>;
        
        var order:XML = <ORDER ITEMS=""/>;
        order.@ITEMS = books.*.@ISBN;
        
        trace(order);
    }
  }
}

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