John: That was it! Thank you very much!
I can't wait to finish this project, and get back to AS3 and E4X!!! -Jim -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Axel Eriksson Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 8:24 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] nodeValue not working? You must do customerAbout = customer.firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue; to get the textNode and its value. Sometimes this is confusing, but the text itself is in fact a node too. /John 11 dec 2006 kl. 14.16 skrev Jim Robson: > Hello all, > > I can't seem to access the nodeValue property of my XMLNode objects in > Flash > 8 Pro. I can print the entire node (with XML markup included), which > isn't very useful. But when I try to print xmlNodeInstance.nodeValue, > I consistently get null. My code is below - can anyone see where I'm > going wrong? > > -Jim > > //ActionScript: > xml.onLoad = function(success:Boolean){ if(success){ > showData(this.firstChild); }else{ trace("oops!"); } } > > function showData(rootNode){ > if(rootNode.nodeName.toUpperCase() == "CUSTOMERS"){ sector = > rootNode.firstChild; while(sector != null){ > if(sector.nodeName.toUpperCase() == "SECTOR"){ sectorName = > sector.attributes.name; // This prints the correct value: > trace("Sector: " + sectorName); > customer = sector.firstChild; > while(customer != null){ > if(customer.nodeName.toUpperCase() == "ORGANIZATION"){ // I can access > the XML attributes without issue customerName = > customer.attributes.name; // This prints the correct value: > trace("Customer Name: " + customerName); // The problem comes in when > I attempt to get // the nodeValue of an XMLNode... > customerAbout = customer.firstChild.nodeValue; // **This prints null: > trace("About: " + customerAbout); > // If I leave out the nodeValue, Flash reads // the entire node... > customerAbout = customer.firstChild; > // **This prints the entire node, including // XML markup (not very > helpful): > trace("About: " + customerAbout); > } > customer = customer.nextSibling; > } > } > sector = sector.nextSibling; > } > } > } > > XML: > <customers> > <sector name="Financial Services"> > <organization name="ACME Financial Services" id="1" > fileName="acme.jpg"> > <about>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. </ > about> > <case>Nulla facilisi. Donec sollicitudin, ante non dictum gravida,</ > case> > <quote>Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, > consectetur, adipisci velit.</quote> </organization> </sector> > </customers> > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
