To access a specific child in an XMLList

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To access a specific child in an XMLList


 

package{
  import flash.display.Sprite;
  
  public class Main extends Sprite{
    public function Main(){

        var rootElementName:String = "BOOK";
        var rootAttributeName:String = "ISBN";
        var childElementNames:Array = ["TITLE", "AUTHOR", "PUBLISHER"];
        var bookISBN:String = "0000000000";
        var bookTitle:String = "ActionScript";
        var bookAuthor:String = "J, J";
        var bookPublisher:String = "Books Ltd";
        var novel:XML = <{rootElementName} {rootAttributeName}={bookISBN}>
            <{childElementNames[0]}>{bookTitle}</{childElementNames[0]}>
            <{childElementNames[1]}>{bookAuthor}</{childElementNames[1]}>
            <{childElementNames[2]}>{bookPublisher}</{childElementNames[2]}>
          </{rootElementName}>;
        
        trace(novel.children(  )[1]);  // A reference to <BOOK>'s second child node
        //or:
        trace(novel.*[1]);  // Also a reference to <BOOK>'s second child node


    }
  }
}