Use insertChildBefore( ) and insertChildAfter( ) to modify an XML tree

 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){
        var example:XML = <example/>;
        
        example.two = "";
        
        // Before the two element node, add a one element node
        example = example.insertChildBefore( example.two, <one /> );
        
        // After the two element node, add a three element node
        example = example.insertChildAfter( example.two, <three /> );
        
        trace( example );
    }
  }
}

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