package {
	import flash.display.Sprite;	

	/**
	 * @author henry
	 */
	public class TestXMLList extends Sprite {
		public function TestXMLList() {
			var data:XML = <container>
				<list>
					<node id='a'>aaa</node>
					<node id='b'>bb</node>
				</list>
			</container>;
			
			var secondary:XML = <container>
				<list>
					<node id='c'>cccc</node>
					<node id='d'>dd</node>
				</list>
			</container>; 
			
//			var data:XML = new XML("<container><list><node id='a'>aaa</node><node id='b'>bb</node></list></container>");
			var duplicate:XML = data;
//			var secondary:XML = new XML("<container><list><node id='c'>cccc</node><node id='d'>dd</node></list></container>"); 
			
			// complex
			trace('-complex-------------------------------------------');
			duplicate.list.node[0].@id='g';
			trace('\ndata:\n'+data);
			trace('\nduplicate:\n'+duplicate);
			
			// primitives
			trace('-primitive-----------------------------------------');
			var listData:XMLList = data.list;
			var listSecondary:XMLList = secondary.list;
			
			// look for d
			trace('secondary id=d:'+listSecondary..node.(@id=='d')[0]);
			
			// append to a copy instance
			trace('\ncreate a copy of data and append secondary');
			var listCopy:XMLList = listData;
			listCopy+=listSecondary;
			
			// look for d
			trace('\ndata id=d:'+listData..node.(@id=='d')[0]);
			trace('where did "d" go?');
			
			trace('copy id=d:'+listCopy..node.(@id=='d')[0]);
			trace('d is only in copy');
			
			trace('\ndata:\n'+listData.toXMLString());
			trace('\ncopy:\n'+listCopy.toXMLString());
		}
		
	}
}