Quick Start Examples:Example 1. Reading XML var testXML:XML; var file:File = File.documentsDirectory.resolvePath(“Mousebomb/test.xml”); var fileStream:FileStream = new FileStream(); fileStream.open(file, FileMode.READ); testXML = XML(fileStream.readUTFBytes(fileStream.bytesAvailable)); fileStream.close(); The example uses the readUTFBytes() method to read the content and convert it into an XML object.

AIR lets us build applications that work with the file system. Using the classes provided by the Adobe® AIR™ file system API, you can access the host’s file system — reading, managing, creating, and deleting directories and files, writing data to files, and more. I’ve broken working with the file system down into three parts of AIR file operations: AIR file basics (below) Using the File object to work with files and directories Using the FileStream object to read and write files Language reference for the relevant classes flash.filesystem.File flash.filesystem.FileStream flash.filesystem.FileMode