make sure that your xml is wellformed
it did work for me.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; layout="vertical"
initialize="runthis();">
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
public var debugModel:XML = <mergefields display="Merge Fields">
<employees display="Employees">
<node display="Employee First Name"
data="Employee_234234-234234-234234-234234" />
<node display="Employee Last Name"
data="Employee_234234-234234-234234-234234" />
<node display="Employee First Name"
data="Employee_1212121-121212-12121-12112121" />
<node display="Employee Last Name"
data="Employee_1212121-121212-12121-12112121" />
</employees>
</mergefields>;
public function runthis():void {
var fieldNode:XMLList =
debugModel.employees.node.(attribute("display") == "Employee First Name");
trace(fieldNode);
}
]]>
</mx:Script>
</mx:Application>
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On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 11:43 AM, Derrick Anderson <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> can someone please explain why this does not return an XMLList?
>
> public var debugModel:XML = <mergefields display="Merge Fields">
> <employees display="Employees">
> <node display="Employee First Name"
> data="Employee_234234-234234-234234-234234" />
> <node display="Employee Last Name"
> data="Employee_234234-234234-234234-234234" />
> .....
>
>
> var fieldNode:XMLList = debugModel.employees.node.(attribute("display") ==
> "Employee First Name");
>
> but this does...
>
> public var thePeople:XML = <people>
> <person name="Mims Wright" suffix="III">
> <age>27</age>
> <aka>Mims H Wright</aka>
> <aka>Teh AWesoeomes!</aka>
> <bio></bio>
> </person>
> .....
>
> var fieldNode:XMLList = thePeople.person.(attribute("suffix") == "III");
>
> i've tried a million different variations and i cannot get it to work with
> my XML- what am i doing wrong here?
>
> thanks,
> d.
>
>
