You need to decode the entities first.
function decodeEntities(entityString:String):String
{
var x:XML = new XML("<n>"+entityString+"</n>");
x.parseXML();
return x.firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue;
}
Jason Merrill
Bank of America
GT&O Learning & Leadership Development
eTools & Multimedia Team
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
>>Of Steven Loe
>>Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 11:24 AM
>>To: Flashcoders mailing list
>>Subject: [Flashcoders] Entities are Hell!
>>
>>I'm loading xml with special characters. These display as
>>their entity codes i.e. "&" as "&". If I put enitity
>>codes in the xml, I still get entity codes displaying on
>>screen. What am I doing wrong? Any thoughts? Thanks!!!
>>
>>
>>Screen Output:
>>Akbar & Jeff's ActionScript Hut
>>
>>my_xml.xml:
>><hut_data>
>> <title>Akbar & Jeff's ActionScript Hut</title> </hut_data>
>>
>>
>>class:
>>class LoadXml {
>> private static var xmlUrl:String = "my_xml.xml";
>> private var rootRef;
>> private var theClip:MovieClip;
>>
>> function LoadXml(rootRef) {
>> this.rootRef = rootRef;
>> var xmlDoc:XML = new XML();
>> xmlDoc.ignoreWhite = true;
>> xmlDoc.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {
>> if (success) {
>> this.owner.displayData(this);
>> } else {
>> trace("error loading xml");
>> }
>> };
>> Object(xmlDoc).owner = this;
>> xmlDoc.load(xmlUrl);
>> }
>>
>> private function displayData(xmlDoc:XML) {
>> var xmlNode:XMLNode = xmlDoc.firstChild;
>> if (xmlNode.nodeName.toString() == "hut_data") {
>> theClip =
>>this.rootRef.createEmptyMovieClip("theClip", 1);
>> theClip.createTextField("txt", 10, 10,
>>10, 250, 20);
>> theClip.txt.html = true;
>> theClip.txt.text =
>>xmlNode.firstChild.firstChild;
>> }
>> }
>>}
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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