sounds like you need to have event listeners and dispatch an event once
the onload is complete, as David was suggesting
Sean
> in this case i should call the function and the trace inside the
> onLoad(success) function.. but this is not convenient as in i need to
> manipulate the flow from within the class instance...
>
> private function onLoad(success) {
> if(success) {
> trace("xml File Successfully Loaded...");
> getCoreNodes();
> companySearch("Demo");
> trace(CompanySorts);
>
> }else{
> trace("Cannot Load Xml File...");
> }
> }
>
> On 8/5/07, David Ngo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> What he means is, your arrays will not populate until after the XML is
>> fully
>> loaded and parsed. So if you're trying to trace or access those arrays,
>> they're going to be null/empty. You'd be better served to either fire an
>> event once the XML has been parsed, or fire a callback and pass along a
>> reference to the parent class.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Omar
>> Fouad
>> Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 7:09 AM
>> To: Rákos Attila; flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
>> Subject: Re: Re[2]: [Flashcoders] public variable tracing inside class
>> only..
>>
>> actually the xml file is being read as in i can extract vaules thourgh
>> it.
>>
>> On 8/5/07, Omar Fouad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> >
>> > i dont get you...
>> >
>> > On 8/5/07, Rákos Attila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Omar, look again into the replies on your "Loading xml in AS 2"
>> thread.
>> > > XML loading is a _non_blocking_ _asynchronous_ process.
>> > >
>> > > Attila
>> > >
>> > >
>>
>> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>> =-=
>> > >
>> > > From: Omar Fouad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> > > To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
>> <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com
>> > > >
>> > > Date: Sunday, August 5, 2007, 12:40:46 PM
>> > > Subject: [Flashcoders] public variable tracing inside class only..
>> > >
>>
>> --====----====----====----====----====----====----====----====----====----==
>> =--
>> > >
>> > > here is the whole code
>> > >
>> > > import omarfouad.UT.Delegate;
>> > >
>> > > class Xm {
>> > >
>> > > public var currentFile:XML = new XML();
>> > > public var CompanySorts:Array = new Array();
>> > >
>> > > private var CompanyA:Array = new Array();
>> > > private var ActivityA:Array = new Array();
>> > > private var LocationA:Array = new Array();
>> > >
>> > > public function Xm(path) {
>> > > var xmlFile:XML = new XML();
>> > > xmlFile.ignoreWhite = true;
>> > > xmlFile.onLoad = Delegate.create(this, onLoad);
>> > > xmlFile.load(path);
>> > > this.currentFile = xmlFile;
>> > > }
>> > > private function onLoad(success) {
>> > > if(success) {
>> > > trace("xml File Successfully Loaded...");
>> > > getCoreNodes();
>> > > }else{
>> > > trace("Cannot Load Xml File...");
>> > > }
>> > > }
>> > > private function totalNodes():Number {
>> > > var totalNodes = currentFile.childNodes
>> [0].childNodes.length;
>> > > return totalNodes;
>> > > }
>> > > private function getCoreNodes () {
>> > > for (var i:Number=0;i<totalNodes();i++) {
>> > > CompanyA[i] = currentFile.childNodes
>> > > [0].childNodes[i].childNodes[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
>> > > }
>> > > for (var i:Number=0;i<totalNodes();i++) {
>> > > LocationA[i] = currentFile.childNodes
>> > > [0].childNodes[i].childNodes[6].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
>> > > }
>> > > for (var i:Number=0;i<totalNodes();i++) {
>> > > ActivityA[i] = currentFile.childNodes
>> > > [0].childNodes[i].childNodes[7].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
>> > > };
>> > > };
>> > > private function contains(str:String,value:String):Boolean {
>> > > var ind = ( str.indexOf(value));
>> > > if(ind == 0) {
>> > > return true;
>> > > }else{
>> > > return false;
>> > > };
>> > > };
>> > > public function companySearch(criteria:String) {
>> > > trace("Searching");
>> > > var totalCompanies:Number = CompanyA.length;
>> > > for (var i:Number = 0; i<totalCompanies;i++) {
>> > >
>> > > if(this.contains(CompanyA[i], criteria)==true) {
>> > > CompanySorts.push (CompanyA[i]);
>> > > };
>> > > };
>> > > //trace(CompanySorts); it traces fine but let's omit it
>> > > };
>> > > };
>> > >
>> > > in Main.as
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > class Main {
>> > > static function main() {
>> > > var a:Xm = new Xm("data.xml");
>> > > a.companySearch("Demo");
>> > > trace(a.CompanySorts);// this one doesnt trace (the same one
>> on
>> > > the
>> > > Xm Class) - it gets an error *node "message" value not found*
>> > > };
>> > > };
>> > >
>> > > is there something wrong?
>> > > --
>> > > Omar M. Fouad - Digital Emotions
>> > > http://www.omarfouad.net
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