This is is no way to be taken as a RTFM type of reply. I really like the XML entry in livedocs for this
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/XML.html Scroll down to the examples area. A really great ref on using e4x. Any one up for volunteering to speak to e4x use? DK Douglas Knudsen http://www.cubicleman.com this is my signature, like it? On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Atlanta Geek <[email protected]>wrote: > Thanks guys. That was exactly the problem. > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Darin Kohles <[email protected]> wrote: > > to be safe (assuming you don't nest) > > > > channels..channel[...@name > > > > its the '.@' that is missing in your code: > > > > you can also do... > > > > myXMLroot..(@name == "bob") ; // doesn't matter how nested the node with > > "bob" as an attribute is. > > > > On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Justin Nichols < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> See if this helps: > >> > >> var xml:XML = > >> <rootTag> > >> <channel name="a"/> > >> <channel name="b"/> > >> <channel name="c"/> > >> </rootTag>; > >> > >> var list:XMLList = xml.channel; > >> > >> var firstChannelName:String = list[...@name; // may need to toString() > or > >> cast as String > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Justin Nichols > >> > >> > >> On Mar 29, 2009, at 8:08 AM, Atlanta Geek wrote: > >> > >>> So I have an XMLList (named channels) that looks like this in xml > >>> > >>> <channel name="a"/> > >>> <channel name="b"/> > >>> <channel name="c"/> > >>> > >>> It is the data source for a combobox that is an item editor in a > >>> datagrid. > >>> > >>> So how do I access the name attribute of the second channel. > >>> channels[1].name does not give me the name value. Any suggestions? > >>> > >>> -- > >>> http://www.atlantageek.com > >>> > >>> > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe > in > >>> the subject line > >>> > >>> For more info, see http://www.affug.com > >>> Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ > >>> List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe in > >> the subject line > >> > >> For more info, see http://www.affug.com > >> Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ > >> List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > >> ------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Darin Kohles > > RIA Developer > > > > > > -- > http://www.atlantageek.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this list, simply email the list with unsubscribe in > the subject line > > For more info, see http://www.affug.com > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40affug.com/ > List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > >
