Flash / Flex / ActionScript/XML/normalize

example.normalize();

   <source lang="java">

package{

 import flash.display.Sprite;
 
 public class Main extends Sprite{
   public function Main(){
       var example:XML = <stooges>
                            <moe /><curly><larry>
           </larry>
                                  </curly>
                  </stooges>;
       
       trace(example.text().length()); // Displays : 1
       trace(example.text().toXMLString()); // Displays: shemp
        
   }
 }

}

       </source>
   
  

Normalizing Text Nodes

   <source lang="java">

package{

 import flash.display.Sprite;
 
 public class Main extends Sprite{
   public function Main(){
       var example:XML = <stooges>
                            <moe /><curly><larry>
           </larry>
                                  </curly>
                  </stooges>;
       
       example.appendChild("sh");
       example.appendChild("");
       example.appendChild("emp");
       trace(example.text().length()); // Displays : 3
       trace(example.text().toXMLString());

   }
 }

}

       </source>