Ignorewhite doesn't seem to work?

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Why doesn’t ignoreWhite = true work?


var xmlwebsiteContent:XML = new XML();
xmlwebsiteContent.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlwebsiteContent.onLoad = loadWebsiteContent;
xmlwebsiteContent.load("website3.xml");

function loadWebsiteContent(succes) {
	if (succes) {

}
}

part of the xml file


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
      <website>
<menu>
<menuItem gotoURL="/index">
            Portfolio
          </menuItem>
</menu>
</website>

but when i trace i still get extra whitespace around Portfolio??