i'm guessing that...
trace( typeof _root.country ); // XMLNode
trace( _root.country.nodeValue ); // US
trace( _root.country.nodeValue == "US" ); // true
am i right?
hth,
mark
On 2/5/06, dls <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am bringing data in from XML, and assigning it a variable name in flash
> _root.country = myXML.firstChild.childNodes[4].childNodes[3].childNodes[0];
>
> so far so good, I know it has loaded and when I view my variables
> _root.country shows as US.
>
> In my code I am trying to do the following comparison:
>
> if(_root.country == "US"){
> //do something
> };
>
> Doesn't work. Aren't they both strings? When I test
>
> _root.country = "US";
> if(_root.country =="US"){
> //do something
> };
>
> it works fine.
>
> Is there a way to insert quote marks around the variable from the XML?
> Why isn't it working?
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
> --dan
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