Thanks for the tip Alain. I'll have to check it out.
Jeff On 8/31/06, Alain Rousseau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Jeff, if you want to convert the XML to anative AS object you could try out Sephiroth's XML2Object class http://www.sephiroth.it/file_detail.php?pageNum_comments=0&id=129 or the XMLObject class which is similar but with a few more functionnalities. http://www.sephiroth.it/file_detail.php?id=134# import it.sephiroth.XML2Object; var XML_FILE:String = "http://my.server.com/myapp/xmlfile"; + i_id + ".xml"; var oXML:XML = new XML(); var ObjFromXML:XML2Object = new XML2Object(); var myObject:Object = new Object(); var thisRef = this; oXML.ignoreWhite = true; oXML.onLoad = function(success) { if (success) { myObject = ObjFromXML.parseXML(oXML); thisRef.accessObject(); }else{ //you error code here } }; oXML.load(XML_FILE); function accessObject():Void { var i:Number = -1; while (++i < myObject.bgColor.length) { trace("bgColor = "+myObject.bgColor[i]); // if you have more than one bgColor tag in your XML, the class will convert it to an array } } This is an example of what you can do with that class. This would save you the time of creating your own Object. HTH Alain Jeff Brown wrote: > Thanks Mike! > > That looks like something I can tweak. > But, id do still have a question or two. > > It seems it might go easier on me if I rdeifine the XML to use just child > nodes instead of attributes. Does that make sense, or is there an easier > way to get at an attribute of your array then say: > > var g_id:Number = itemAr[i].firstChild.attribute.group.nodeValue; > var bgcolor:String = > groupAr[g_id].firstChild.attribute.bgcolor.nodeValue; > > I mean, I did a little searching on the web and found some XPath > documentation, thanks to Ramon's note, so is there something like. > > var g_id:Number = XPathAPI.selectInteger(itemAr[i], "atribute::lang"); > var bgcolor:String = XPathAPI.selectString(groupAr[g_id], > "attribute::bgcolor"); > > Hmm, even my examples, if they exists, seem verbose. But if it works, > then > I can get the stuff done I need too. > > I guess the ideal would be for me to build some 'tweaked' object so > that I > could use. > > ------------- ideal code --------------- > var data:Data = new Data("http://my.server.com/myapp/xmlfile"; + i_id + > ".xml"); > > while (Data.items()) // iterator sets internal pointer to internal item > Array > { > var bgcolor:String = Data.getBgColor(); // for example looks up the > Group > by the current item's group attribute. > ... > // build display stuff > } > ------------ /ideal code --------------- > > If this is just a pipe dream, let me know. I think something like my > ideal > code example above would work great, because I won't be building the > flash > for the application, and my flash designer is a little leary of > actionscripting. And I knew conceptually that flash could read XML. > If I > can give her an object like that, then I know she can build what we need. > > Thanks > > Jeff > > > On 8/31/06, Mike Britton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> It's built into Flash 8: >> >> import mx.xpath.XPathAPI; >> >> function getXMLData() { >> var myXML:XML = new XML(); >> myXML.ignoreWhite = true; >> myXML.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) { >> if (success) { >> var groupAr:Array = XPathAPI.selectNodeList( >> this.firstChild, >> "/data/grouplist/group"); >> var itemAr:Array = XPathAPI.selectNodeList( >> this.firstChild, >> "/data/itemList/item"); >> for (var i:Number=0; i<groupAr.length; i++) { >> trace(groupAr[i].firstChild.nodeValue); >> } >> for (var i:Number=0; i<itemAr.length; i++) { >> trace(itemAr[i].firstChild.nodeValue); >> } >> } else { >> trace("XML loading failed !!!"); >> } >> }; >> myXML.load("myXML.xml"); >> } >> >> Tweakage may be necessary - I've had a couple glasses of wine. >> >> >> Mike Britton >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >> 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 >> > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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
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