If you use @label in an e4x expression, and if any of the nodes in the xml does not have the "label" attribute, the expression will error. If you use the attribute("label") syntax it will not error.
Tracy ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 3:25 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Expanding Tree Node Based On Attribute Match I'm working on answering your questions - may not get to them before the weekend, but meanwhile, why did you say, "attribute() method is safer than @"? Just curious - I'm always eager to learn.. Jason