A test showing how to use embedded XML files in ActionScript.

document.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<document>
	<foo>This is my document</foo>
</document>

EmbeddedXMLTest.as

package {
	
	import flash.utils.ByteArray;
	import flash.display.Sprite;

	/** 
	* 
	* 	@author Rafael Rinaldi (rafaelrinaldi.com)
	* 	@since 23/02/2011
	* 
	* */

	public class EmbeddedXMLTest extends Sprite {

		[Embed(source="document.xml", mimeType="application/octet-stream")]
		protected const document : Class;

		public function EmbeddedXMLTest() {
			
			trace(xml(document));
			
			/*
			
			<document>
				<foo>This is my document</foo>
			</document>
			
			*/
		}

		public function xml( p_class : Class ) : XML {		
			const byteArray : ByteArray = new p_class as ByteArray; // Parsing the XML data as ByteArray
			return new XML(byteArray.readUTFBytes(byteArray.length));
		}

	}
	
}

parseEmbeddedXML.as

package tea.util
{
	
	import flash.utils.ByteArray;
	
	/** 
	* 
	* 	Simple parser for embedded XML files.
	* 
	* 	@param p_klass Document class.
	* 	@return A XML instance based on document's bytes.
	* 
	* 	@author Rafael Rinaldi (rafaelrinaldi.com)
	* 	@since 23/03/2011
	* 
	* */

	public function parseEmbeddedXML( p_klass : Class ) : XML
	{
		const bytes : ByteArray = new p_klass as ByteArray;
		return new XML(bytes.readUTFBytes(bytes.length));
	}

}