(Flex 3, AS3, but not really a Flex specific question)
In short, I'm trying to search for text inside an XML file and return
the node that contains it. I'm creating a search button to return XML
nodes that contain the user-entered word. Problem is, it doesn't have
to match exactly (meaning searching for "Apple" can return an array of
any nodes that have attribute values that contain stuff like, "The apple
does not fall far from the tree" or "I like apple stock"), and so also
needs to search individual words in text nodes and return the parent
node. I'm using Flex, but I'm pretty sure the XML classes are the same
there as in Flash, so I thought someone here could help. If you know of
any Flex components that would help with this, please chime in!
Also, if this solution requires regular expressions, know that I'm 1) an
idiot when it comes to regular expressions, and 2) not sure how to mix
XML and reg expressions anyway.
So far, the following works to find any title attributes that match the
search term if they EXACTLY match, but it does not find nodes that have
text node content that matches the search term, or a node that contains
part of the search term. (i.e. if the node "title" attribute contains,
"The Dark Knight", if the user's search string is "Dark", it should find
that node and return it as a match. Same with text nodes where there
are large paragraphs.) Here is what I have so far. This will find a
node from all the descendants where the title attribute matches the
search term, but it has to match EXACTLY, and that's no very useful to
me.
var searchTerm:String = searchInput.text.toUpperCase();
var xmlListSearch:XMLList =
xml.topics..topic.(attribute("title").toUpperCase() == searchTerm);
var xmlFind:XML = new XML(xmlListSearch[0]);
Who's tackled this before? I know it's fairly common, I just haven't
been able to find any E4X examples to do it right. Here is a portion of
my XML format (i.e, in the below first large paragraph, if I searched
for "Coldplay", it should return the topic node with the title
"Coldplay's New Album"):
<data>
<topics>
<topic title="Coldplay's New Album">
<content>
<![CDATA[No one's been more <font
color='#7AA7BA'><u><a href='event:Edit Profile'>painfully
aware</a></u></font> of Coldplay's mellow ''Yellow'' aesthetic than the
band itself: Frontman Chris Martin once joked to EW about ''driving a
Bland Rover.'' It took a while to do something about it, but Viva La
Vida, their fourth and best album, feels emboldened at almost every
turn. Jonny Buckland's guitars howl insistently; Martin has discovered
sub-falsetto vocal registers; and a stark, recurring string section
lends an edge. But none of these developments dampen the group's
essential melodiousness: Even with this MO, Coldplay can't help but do
''pretty'' proud.The band's new producers are Brian Eno and Markus Dravs
- of U2 and Arcade Fire fame, respectively - so you won't be shocked
when, at its most poundingly anthemic, Viva sounds a little like The
Unforgettable Funeral. Despite how long Coldplay have been dogged with
that U2-wannabe tag, they're clearly not feeling defensive about it.
(The nearly vocal-free opener, ''Life in Technicolor,'' for one, is a
dead ringer for ''Where the Streets Have No Name.'') But the group also
cannily borrows from different sources. The pipe organ powering
''Lost!'', a lament about spiritual bereftness, will remind indie
rockers of a trip to the Arcade. The dissonant guitar jam in the
trifurcated ''42'' finds Buckland turning on the Radiohead. Several
tracks echo John Lennon's vocals or Beatles-period orchestration,
including the dark, antiwar teaser single ''Violet Hill'' and, most
deliciously, ''Yes,'' an uncharacteristically sexy seduction tale on
which the violins switch from ''Strawberry Fields'' mode to a Middle
Eastern motif.Other songs satisfyingly elude easy comparisons. The
confident majesty of the music, however, belies how he and his bandmates
have invigorated their rock-lite reign. Protestations aside, the singer
can rest assured that it's still good to be the king. A-]]>
</content>
<seeAlso>
<topicLink title="Edit Profile"/>
<topicLink title="Marking All Skills As
Private" />
</seeAlso>
</topic>
<topic title="The Dark Knight">
<content>
<![CDATA[This may be one of those
instances where it seems advisable to whole-heartedly believe the summer
blockbuster hype. We sorted through the major reviews available ahead of
this weekend's highly-anticipated release of director Christopher
Nolan's The Dark Knight, and at this point, there is almost unanimous
praise for the flick, which stars Christian Bale as Batman and the late
Heath Ledger as the Joker. <font color='#7AA7BA'><u><a href='event:Add
Skill'>Critics are saying</a></u></font> that Knight blows away Nolan's
2005 attempt, Batman Begins, and several claim that Ledger has turned in
the greatest Joker portrayal ever. So is this the best Batman movie of
all time?]]>
</content>
..etc..
Jason Merrill
Bank of America
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
>>Of Hans Wichman
>>Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 7:57 AM
>>To: Flash Coders List
>>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Overlay problem
>>
>>Hmm not entirely sure what you mean, but normally a :
>>
>>_parent.onPress = function(){}
>>_parent.useHandcursor = false;
>>
>>does the trick.
>>
>>greetz
>>JC
>>
>>On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 1:37 PM, Rajiv Seth (Pixelated) <
>>[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I want to create an effect like
>>> http://www.limoosoft.com/Limoosoft-En.html
>>>
>>> When user clicks on "zoom image", large image loads in a movie, and
>>> all links, rollver effects/actions are disabled by a
>>semi-transparent image.
>>> How
>>> to create such layer, which can disable all links?
>>> --
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Rajiv Seth
>>> Ph: 09839157388
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