ActionScript 3.0 - using variables in XML

package {

  import flash.display.Sprite;

  public class XMLExample extends Sprite {

    private var someXML:XML;
    private var myName:String = "Peter";
    private var myEmail:String = "info at peterelst dot com";

    public function XMLExample() {
      someXML =
        <friends>
          <person name={myName}>
        <email>{myEmail}</email>
      </person>
        </friends>;

      trace(someXML.toString());
    }

  }
}

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