Convert XMLList to XML in AS3?

[TreeHugger98]

Hello,

I am trying to figure out how to convert an XMLList that I retreived from an
XML instance back into well-formed XML in Flash CS3. Here is what I am doing.
- I have an XML document loaded and I am displaying the contents in a datagrid
component (which is working well).
- I am then filtering the XML to obtain a subset of data by first obtaining an
XMLList representing all elements of my XML instance and then filtering the
list on a particular element (this is working well).
- Now I want to display my filtered results in the datagrid and here lies the
problem because the datagrid can't use an XMLList as a dataprovider. How do I
convert this XMLList back into well formed XML so I can use it as my grid's
dataprovider? I need to somehow get a root tag back on.

Could I somehow use toXMLString() and then convert that to XML?

Thank you in advance for any advice.

TH

[TreeHugger98]

I solved this so I thought I would post how I did it in case anyone would find
this useful.

1. First, convert your XMLList to an xml string:

var yourXMLString:String = yourXMLList.toXMLString();

2. Next, add a root tag to the beginning and end of your xml string.

yourXMLString= "<your_root_tag>"+yourXMLString+"</your_root_tag>";

3. Convert the string to xml.

var yourNewXML:XML=new XML(yourXMLString);

yourNewXML is now well-formed xml and will work as a dataprovider.

TH

[sixtyfootersdude]

Thanks Tree Hugger!

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[randygland]

this helped me re-form filtered XML to set the dataProvider of the List component.

Cheers mate

:D

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[Tim K]

You could have also done this:

var newXML:XML = &lt;your_root_tag/&gt;

newXML.appendChild (yourXMLList);

Or even better, this works too:

var newXML:XML = &lt;your_root_tag&gt;{yourXMLList}&lt;/your_root_tag&gt;;

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[Evan Gifford]

One step simpler:

new XML( node.toXMLString() );

[Veronica]

Thank you so much. Very helpfull
Hope everybody completed their threads as you did.
Sometimes people don`t come up with an answer at the right time.
But when you keep working something comes up for sure.

Thank you again!!! ;D

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