    //@tag enterprise
    /**
     * @class Ext.data.amf.XmlDecoder
     * This class parses an XML-based AMFX message and returns the deserialized
     * objects. You should not need to use this class directly. It's mostly used by
     * the AMFX Direct implementation.
     * To decode a message, first construct a Decoder:
     *
     *      decoder = Ext.create('Ext.data.amf.XmlDecoder');
     *
     * Then ask it to read in the message :
     *
     *     resp = decoder.readAmfxMessage(str);
     *
     * For more information on working with AMF data please refer to the
     * [AMF Guide](#/guide/amf).
     */
    Ext.define('Ext.data.amf.XmlDecoder', {

        alias: 'data.amf.xmldecoder',

        statics: {

            /**
             * Parses an xml string and returns an xml document
             * @private
             * @param {String} xml
             */
            readXml: function(xml) {
                var doc;

                if (window.DOMParser) {
                    doc = (new DOMParser()).parseFromString(xml, "text/xml");
                } else {
                    doc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
                    doc.loadXML(xml);
                }

                return doc;
            },

            /**
             * parses a node containing a byte array in hexadecimal format, returning the reconstructed array.
             * @param {HTMLElement/XMLElement} node the node
             * @return {Array} a byte array
             */
            readByteArray: function(node) {
                var bytes = [],
                    c, i, str;
                str = node.firstChild.nodeValue;
                for (i = 0; i < str.length; i = i + 2) {
                    c = str.substr(i, 2);
                    bytes.push(parseInt(c, 16));
                }
                return bytes;
            },

            /**
             * Deserializes an AMF3 binary object from a byte array
             * @param {Array} bytes the byte array containing one AMF3-encoded value
             * @return {Object} the decoded value
             */
            readAMF3Value: function(bytes) {
                var packet;
                packet = Ext.create('Ext.data.amf.Packet');
                return packet.decodeValue(bytes);
            },

            /**
             * Accepts Flex-style UID and decodes the number in the first four bytes (8 hex digits) of data.
             * @param {String} messageId the message ID
             * @return {Number} the transaction ID
             */
            decodeTidFromFlexUID: function(messageId) {
                var str;
                str = messageId.substr(0,8);
                return parseInt(str, 16);
            }

        },

        /**
         * Creates new encoder.
         * @param {Object} config Configuration options
         */
        constructor: function(config) {
            this.initConfig(config);
            this.clear();
        },

        /**
         * Clears the accumulated data and reference tables
         */
        clear: function() {
            // reset reference counters
            this.objectReferences=[];
            this.traitsReferences=[];
            this.stringReferences=[];
        },

        /**
         * Reads and returns a decoded AMFX packet.
         * @param {String} xml the xml of the message
         * @return {Object} the response object containing the message
         */
        readAmfxMessage: function(xml) {
            var doc, amfx, body,
                i, resp={};
            this.clear(); // reset counters
            doc = Ext.data.amf.XmlDecoder.readXml(xml);
            amfx = doc.getElementsByTagName('amfx')[0];
            //<debug>
            if (!amfx) {
                Ext.warn.log("No AMFX tag in message");
            }
            if (amfx.getAttribute('ver') != "3") {
                Ext.Error.raise("Unsupported AMFX version: " + amfx.getAttribute('ver'));
            }
            //</debug>
            body = amfx.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
            resp.targetURI = body.getAttribute('targetURI');
            resp.responseURI = body.getAttribute('responseURI'); // most likely empty string
            for (i = 0; i < body.childNodes.length; i++) {
                if (body.childNodes.item(i).nodeType != 1) {
                    // only process element nodes, ignore white space and text nodes
                    continue;
                }
                resp.message = this.readValue(body.childNodes.item(i));
                break; // no need to keep iterating
            }
            return resp;
        },

        /**
         * Parses an HTML element returning the appropriate JavaScript value from the AMFX data.
         * @param {HTMLElement} node the node to parse
         * @return {Object} a JavaScript object or value
         */
        readValue: function(node) {
            var val;
            if (typeof node.normalize === 'function') {
                node.normalize();
            }
            // 2DO: handle references!
            if (node.tagName == "null") {
                return null;
            } else if (node.tagName == "true") {
                return true;
            } else if (node.tagName == "false") {
                return false;
            } else if (node.tagName == "string") {
                return this.readString(node);
            } else if (node.tagName == "int") {
                return parseInt(node.firstChild.nodeValue);
            } else if (node.tagName == "double") {
                return parseFloat(node.firstChild.nodeValue);
            } else if (node.tagName == "date") {
                val = new Date(parseFloat(node.firstChild.nodeValue));
                // record in object reference table
                this.objectReferences.push(val);
                return val;
            } else if (node.tagName == "dictionary") {
                return this.readDictionary(node);
            } else if (node.tagName == "array") {
                return this.readArray(node);
            } else if (node.tagName == "ref") {
                return this.readObjectRef(node);
            } else if (node.tagName == "object") {
                return this.readObject(node);
            } else if (node.tagName == "xml") {
                // the CDATA content of the node is a parseable XML document. parse it.
                return Ext.data.amf.XmlDecoder.readXml(node.firstChild.nodeValue);
            } else if (node.tagName == "bytearray") {
                // a byte array is usually an AMF stream. Parse it to a byte array, then pass through the AMF decoder to get the objects inside
                return Ext.data.amf.XmlDecoder.readAMF3Value(Ext.data.amf.XmlDecoder.readByteArray(node));
            }
            //<debug>
            Ext.Error.raise("Unknown tag type: " + node.tagName);
            //</debug>
            return null;
        },

        /**
         * Reads a string or string reference and return the value
         * @param {HTMLElement/XMLElement} node the node containing a string object
         * @return {String} the parsed string
         */
        readString: function(node) {
            var val;
            if (node.getAttributeNode('id')) {
                return this.stringReferences[parseInt(node.getAttribute('id'))];
            }
            val = (node.firstChild ? node.firstChild.nodeValue : "") || "";
            this.stringReferences.push(val);
            return val;
        },

        /**
         * Parses and returns an ordered list of trait names
         * @param {HTMLElement/XMLElement} node the traits node from the XML doc
         * @return {Array} an array of ordered trait names or null if it's an externalizable object
         */
        readTraits: function(node) {
            var traits = [], i, rawtraits;
            if (node === null) {
                return null;
            }
            if (node.getAttribute('externalizable') == "true") {
                // no traits since it's an externalizable or a null object.
                return null;
            }
            if (node.getAttributeNode('id')) {
                // return traits reference
                return this.traitsReferences[parseInt(node.getAttributeNode('id').value)];
            }
            /* // empty anonymous objects still seem to get their empty traits in the reference table
             if (!node.hasChildNodes()) {
             var className = node.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('type');
             if (className.length == 0) {
             return traits; // special case of an anonymous object with no traits. Does not get reference counted
             }
             }
             */
            rawtraits = node.childNodes;
            for (i = 0; i < rawtraits.length; i++) {
                if (rawtraits.item(i).nodeType != 1) {
                    // only process element nodes, ignore white space and text nodes
                    continue;
                }
                // this will be a string, but let the readValue function handle it nonetheless
                traits.push(this.readValue(rawtraits.item(i)));
            }

            // register traits in ref table:
            this.traitsReferences.push(traits);
            return traits;
        },

        /**
         * Parses and return an object / array / dictionary / date from reference
         * @param {HTMLElement/XMLElement} node the ref node
         * @return {Object} the previously instantiated object referred to by the ref node
         */
        readObjectRef: function(node) {
            var id;
            id = parseInt(node.getAttribute('id'));
            return this.objectReferences[id];
        },

        /**
         * Parses and returns an AMFX object.
         * @param {HTMLElement/XMLElement} the <object> node to parse
         * @return {Object} the deserialized object
         */
        readObject: function(node) {
            var obj,
                traits = [],
                traitsNode,
                i, j, n,
                key, val,
                klass = null, className;

            className = node.getAttribute('type');
            if (className) {
                klass = Ext.ClassManager.getByAlias('amfx.' + className); // check if special case for class
            }
            obj = klass ? new klass() : (className ? {$className: className} : {}); // if there is no klass, mark the classname for easier parsing of returned results

            // check if we need special handling for this class
            if ((!klass) && this.converters[className]) {
                obj = this.converters[className](this,node);
                return obj; // we're done
            }

            traitsNode = node.getElementsByTagName('traits')[0];
            traits = this.readTraits(traitsNode);
            //<debug>
            if (traits === null) {
                Ext.Error.raise("No support for externalizable object: " + className);
            }
            //</debug>
            // Register object if ref table, in case there's a cyclical reference coming
            this.objectReferences.push(obj);

            // Now we expect an item for each trait name we have. We assume it's an ordered list. We'll skip the first (traits) tag
            j = 0;
            for (i = 0; i < node.childNodes.length; i++) {
                n = node.childNodes.item(i);
                if (n.nodeType != 1) {
                    // Ignore text nodes and non-element nodes
                    continue;
                }
                if (n.tagName == "traits") {
                    // ignore the traits node. We've already covered it.
                    continue;
                }
                key = traits[j];
                val = this.readValue(n);
                j = j + 1;
                obj[key] = val;
                //<debug>
                if (j > traits.length) {
                    Ext.Error.raise("Too many items for object, not enough traits: " + className);
                }
                //</debug>
            }
            return obj;
        },

        /**
         * Parses and returns an AMFX array.
         * @param {HTMLElement/XMLElement} node the array node
         * @return {Array} the deserialized array
         */
        readArray: function(node) {
            var arr=[],
                n,i,j,l,name, val, len, childnodes, cn;

            // register array in object references table before we parse, in case of circular references
            this.objectReferences.push(arr);

            len = parseInt(node.getAttributeNode('length').value);
            i = 0;
            // the length only accounts for the ordinal values. For the rest, we'll read them as ECMA key-value pairs
            for (l = 0; l < node.childNodes.length; l++) {
                n = node.childNodes.item(l);
                if (n.nodeType != 1) {
                    // Ignore text nodes and non-element nodes
                    continue;
                }
                if (n.tagName == "item") {
                    // parse item node
                    name = n.getAttributeNode('name').value;
                    childnodes = n.childNodes;
                    for (j = 0; j < childnodes.length; j++) {
                        cn = childnodes.item(j);
                        if (cn.nodeType != 1) {
                            // Ignore text nodes and non-element nodes
                            continue;
                        }
                        val = this.readValue(cn);
                        break; // out of loop. We've found our value
                    }
                    arr[name] = val;
                } else {
                    // ordinal node
                    arr[i] = this.readValue(n);
                    i++;
                    //<debug>
                    if (i > len) {
                        Ext.Error.raise("Array has more items than declared length: " + i + " > " + len);
                    }
                    //</debug>
                }
            }
            //<debug>
            if (i < len) {
                Ext.Error.raise("Array has less items than declared length: " + i + " < " + len);
            }
            //</debug>
            return arr;
        },

        /**
         * Parses and returns an AMFX dictionary.
         * @param {HTMLElement/XMLElement} node the <dictionary> node
         * @return {Object} a javascript object with the dictionary value-pair elements
         */
        readDictionary: function(node) {
            // For now, handle regular objects
            var dict = {},
                key, val,
                i, j, n, len;

            len = parseInt(node.getAttribute('length'));
            // Register dictionary in the ref table, in case there's a cyclical reference coming
            this.objectReferences.push(dict);

            // now find pairs of keys and values
            key = null;
            val = null;
            j = 0;
            for (i = 0; i < node.childNodes.length; i++) {
                n = node.childNodes.item(i);
                if (n.nodeType != 1) {
                    // Ignore text nodes and non-element nodes
                    continue;
                }
                if (!key) {
                    key = this.readValue(n);
                    continue; // next element is the value
                }
                val = this.readValue(n);
                j = j + 1;
                dict[key] = val;
                key = null;
                val = null;
            }
            //<debug>
            if (j != len) {
                Ext.Error.raise("Incorrect number of dictionary values: " + j + " != " + len);
            }
            //</debug>
            return dict;
        },

        /**
         * Converts externalizable flex objects with a source array to a regular array.
         * @private
         */
        convertObjectWithSourceField: function(node) {
            var i, n, val;
            for (i = 0; i < node.childNodes.length; i++) {
                n = node.childNodes.item(i);
                if (n.tagName == "bytearray") {
                    val = this.readValue(n);
                    this.objectReferences.push(val);
                    return val;
                }
            }
            return null; // we shouldn't reach here, but just in case
        },

        /**
         * Converters used in converting specific typed Flex classes to JavaScript usable form.
         * @private
         */

        converters: {
            'flex.messaging.io.ArrayCollection': function(decoder,node) {
                return decoder.convertObjectWithSourceField(node);
            },
            'mx.collections.ArrayList':  function(decoder,node) {
                return decoder.convertObjectWithSourceField(node);
            },
            'mx.collections.ArrayCollection':  function(decoder,node) {
                return decoder.convertObjectWithSourceField(node);
            }
        }
    });