# XML.ignoreWhite

#### Availability

Flash Player 5.

#### Usage

    my_xml.ignoreWhite = boolean
    XML.prototype.ignoreWhite = boolean

#### Parameters

`boolean` A Boolean (`true` or `false`) value.

#### Description

Property; Default setting is `false`. When set to `true`, text nodes that contain only white space are discarded during the parsing process. Text nodes with leading or trailing white space are unaffected.

Usage 1: You can set the `ignoreWhite` property for individual XML objects, as in the following code:

    my_xml.ignoreWhite = true

Usage 2: You can set the default `ignoreWhite` property for XML objects, as in the following code:

    XML.prototype.ignoreWhite = true