package {
	import flash.display.MovieClip;
	import flash.util.trace;
	public class E4XExample extends MovieClip {
 
		public function E4XExample() {
 
			var employees:XML=<staff>
 
			 <employee id="1" status="active">
 
			 <name>Christian Cantrell</name>
 
			 <position>CEO</position>
 
			 <startDate>12/1/2001</startDate>
 
			 </employee>
 
			<employee id="2" status="active">
 
			  <name>Danny Dura</name>
 
			  <position>Developer</position>
 
			  <startDate>4/9/2003</startDate>
 
			         </employee>
 
			<employee id="3" status="contractor">
 
			  <name>Mike Chambers</name>
 
			  <position>Director</position>
 
			  <startDate>8/11/1999</startDate>
 
			</employee>
 
			<employee id="4" status="active">
 
			  <name>Scott Fegette</name>
 
			  <position>President</position>
 
			  <startDate>2/4/1889</startDate>
 
			</employee>
 
			</staff>;
			//All employees' names (as an XMLList)
			trace(employees.employee.name);
 
			// The first employee's name
			// Christian
 
			trace(employees.employee[0].name);
 
			// All IDs (as an XMLList)
			// 1234
 
			trace(employees.employee.@id);
 
			// The name of the employee with an ID of 2
			// Danny Dura
			trace(employees.employee.@id==2.name);
 
			// The employee with the name "Christian Cantrell"
			// Returns an XMLList
			trace(employees.employee.name=="Christian Cantrell");
 
			// Employee #3's start date
			// 8/11/1999
			trace(employees.employee.@id==3.startDate);
 
			// All contractors (as XMLList)
			trace(employees.employee.@status=="contractor");
 
			// All contractors' names (as XMLList)
			trace(employees.employee.@status=="contractor".name);
 
			// All employees with IDs less than or equal to 2
			// Returns an XMLList
			trace(employees.employee.@id<=2);
 
			// Iterate through all start dates
 
			var item:XML;
			for each (item in employees..startDate) {
				trace(item);
			}
		}
	}
}