AS3 XML delete node

Question

I have this XML structure:

<dbase>
   <employee>
      <Name>NAME</Name>
      <Surname>SURNAME</Surname>
      <Company>COMPANY</Company>
      <Date>DATE</Date>
      <Compare>1377390433625</Compare>
   </employee>
</dbase>

I'd like to know how to search for the Compare value an delete the employee if there is a match.

I'll appreciate any feedback.

Gaston Flores · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-26 12:48:26Z

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Maybe the following code will be useful. Assuming that the xml structure will be like this:

        <dbase>
        <employee>
            <Name>NAME</Name>
            <Surname>SURNAME</Surname>
            <Company>COMPANY</Company>
            <Date>DATE</Date>
            <Compare>1377390433625</Compare>
        </employee>
        <employee>
            <Name>WILL BE DELETED</Name>
            <Surname>SURNAME</Surname>
            <Company>COMPANY</Company>
            <Date>DATE</Date>
            <Compare>1234</Compare>
        </employee>
        <employee>
            <Name>NAME</Name>
            <Surname>SURNAME</Surname>
            <Company>COMPANY</Company>
            <Date>DATE</Date>
            <Compare>34878937</Compare>
        </employee>         
    </dbase>

In the next code, i will delete the node with Compare = 1234:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="vertical" creationComplete="init()">
    <mx:Script>
        <![CDATA[

            public function init():void{
                delete myXML.employee.(elements('Compare') == '1234')[0];
                txt.text = myXML.toString();
            }
        ]]>
    </mx:Script>
    <mx:XML id="myXML">
        <dbase>
            <employee>
                <Name>NAME</Name>
                <Surname>SURNAME</Surname>
                <Company>COMPANY</Company>
                <Date>DATE</Date>
                <Compare>1377390433625</Compare>
            </employee>
            <employee>
                <Name>WILL BE DELETED</Name>
                <Surname>SURNAME</Surname>
                <Company>COMPANY</Company>
                <Date>DATE</Date>
                <Compare>1234</Compare>
            </employee>
            <employee>
                <Name>NAME</Name>
                <Surname>SURNAME</Surname>
                <Company>COMPANY</Company>
                <Date>DATE</Date>
                <Compare>34878937</Compare>
            </employee>         
        </dbase>
    </mx:XML>
    <mx:TextArea id="txt" width="400" height="400" />
</mx:Application>

Basically this line delete the node that matches with the number as i want (in this case, 1234):

delete myXML.employee.(elements('Compare') == '1234')[0];

You can try this here LINK. I hope this will be useful.

(Edited) 2013-08-26: Here the LINK for download the project. This file is a .fxp file, you can import this, click in File --> Import... --> Flash Builder Project.. --> select the .fxp file.

edited Aug 26, 2013 at 12:48

answered Aug 25, 2013 at 21:30

Gaston Flores

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6 Comments

Sergio Over a year ago

Thanks Gaston. It runs like a charm but I'm new to XML so I don't know how to implement it within Flash. It´s possible to see the FLA? Thanks!

Gaston Flores Over a year ago

@Sergio, you're welcome. I created this example in flash builder 4.6, this is a flex project, with this ide i can compile and deploy the actionscript code into swf file. For create a fla project I suppose that you must use flash cs. If you want, i can upload the project that you see in the link that i sent you.

Sergio Over a year ago

thanks a lot. I'll try to adapt it to Flash CS5. Anyway, I'd like to review the example files. Cheers

Gaston Flores Over a year ago

@Sergio I edited the post, i uploaded the project file, please follow the instructions that I posted.

Sergio Over a year ago

Many thanks. I'll download FBuilder and study your project. There are Flash Builder 4.7 and Flash Builder for PHP. What one I must download? It sounds obvious to me that the "PHP" version will do for both, XML and PHP projects. I'm right?

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Discipol · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-25 20:52:56Z

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Convert to an internal class, create a populate( data:XML ) and toXML():XML method. You will most likely have other methods in there.

answered Aug 25, 2013 at 20:52

Discipol

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Discipol Over a year ago

Although the above answer satisfies our need, I believe mine comes from personal experience of working with Value Objects that come as XML. Thus I believe in the long run its more useful. Also, consider switching to JSON. AS3 has a native JSON parser.

Sergio Over a year ago

I'll check JSON. Thank you.

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