AS3: White space at the start and end inside a node disappearing

[slinky2000]

Hi guys, Eg:

var xml:XML = <foo><bar> hello </bar><bar> hello </bar></foo>;
trace(xml.toXMLString()); 

I get this:

<foo>
  <bar>hello</bar>
  <bar>hello</bar>
</foo> 

Why are the spaces disappearing? Is there any setting for this? I need this because in the xml I have E.g:

<text>
  <b>hello </b>
  <u>my name is </u>
  John
</foo> 

and I format this "xml" into into a custom flow element for the new Text Layout Framework. Only problem I have is the spaces are disappearing!

I can't use

XML.ignoreWhitespace = false; 

because all the other white space gets into my elements

[slinky2000]

looks like its a verified bug even using cdata tags:

http://bugs.adobe.com/jira/browse/AS...3Aall-tabpanel