Thanks a lot.... That worked...
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Gordon Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > var noDeptEmployees:XMLList = employees.employee.(child("department") == > <></>); > > > > <></> is an empty XMLList. > > > > - Gordon > > > > ________________________________ > > From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of coder_flex > Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 2:53 PM > To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [flexcoders] e4x filtering elements without specified children > > > > Hi, > > Some days ago I had asked a question about filtering on child's > attribute for elements of > which some of those children are missing. the xml I used was: > > var employees:XML = > <employees> > <employee name="joe mark"> > <department id="id1"/> > <address city="miami" state="florida"/> > </employee> > <employee name="sandra morey"> > <address city="san francisco" state="california"/> > </employee> > <employee name="mary dooley"> > <department id="id1"/> > <address city="los angeles" state="california"/> > </employee> > </employees> > > Note here that the second employee record doesnt have department > element at all. > > Now I am trying to filter it the otherway around, ie., In the above > xml definition I want all the "employee" elements for which the > "department" child element is missing. Therefore I want the employee > with name "sandra morey" above. > > I tried all these expressions to no avail: > var noDeptEmployees:XMLList = employees.employee.(child("department") > == null); > var noDeptEmployees:XMLList = employees.employee.(child("department") > == ""); > > var noDeptEmployees:XMLList = employees.employee.(department == > null);//throws error. > > var noDeptEmployees:XMLList = > employees.employee.(child("department")[EMAIL PROTECTED] == null); > var noDeptEmployees:XMLList = > employees.employee.(child("department")[EMAIL PROTECTED] == ""); > > What is the e4x expression to get employee elements without > department's. > > thanks in advance for the answer. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/