ActionScript 3.0 :: Formatting Externally-loaded XML In A Textarea Component?
Feb 19, 2009
I've successfully loaded an xml file into a textarea component, but it creates A LOT of line-breaks which I can't seem to get rid of. Here's an example of the XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<resources>
<resource name='Entertainment'>
[Code].....
I've thought of a way to cheat my way around this, but I'm still really frustrated by the fact that I was unable to get rid of those annoying line-breaks.
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