# What is the purpose of XML literals in AS3?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-xml-literals-in-as3/250234
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 27, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-xml-literals-in-as3/250234 "2008-01-27T13:21:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![mnbvcxz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@mnbvcxz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mnbvcxz)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-xml-literals-in-as3/250234/1 "2008-01-27T13:21:53Z")

</div>

what exactly is the point of having XML written inside of your code?

xml literals? why?