Ah --- Ok, I didn't know how to interpret your earlier statement about not being able to use a variable containing a reference... but this fragment makes it clear that I can use delete -- for instance, to delete a non-root node, I can say:
delete node.parent().children()[ node.childIndex() ]; So thanks again.... I'd be grateful for any comments on the general problem of deleting a subtree from a displayed Tree I outlined in the response to your first reply. -- Shaun --- In [email protected], "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I seem to recall trying to use setChildren to delete all of the child > nodes of a node, but never made it work. Now, when I need to do that I > loop over the children. > > > > /** */ > > private function deleteChildren(xmlNode:XML):void > > { > > var xlChildren:XMLList = xmlNode.children(); > > for (var i:int=xlChildren.length()-1;i>=0;i--) > > { > > delete xlChildren[i]; //so > remove all the children > > } > > }//deleteChildren > > > > Tracy >
