yes the second one is shorter :) i try to keep child nodes to a minimum - 1 per 'object' and only really use them when describing one of several same-level objects
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 2:58 PM, Matt S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speaking from recent experience, lots of little XML files is ok if > you're accessing them one at a time, but if you need to pull up more > than one at a time, it can get slow quick. I had a project where I had > to load 5-10 small xmls (really small, just basic image galleries, 10 > items max each), and it seemed like the initial process of loading the > XML files (load one, increment xml ID, load the next, etc) was the > lions share of the load time, so that when it was 10 xmls at once it > started to take annoyingly long (especially since that was then > followed by the actual images needing to be loaded). In the end we > compiled all the xmls into one big XML and loaded that up front. But > on other projects, when I was just loading single small xml files one > at a time, it wasnt a problem. > > I would be curious though, my impression from that experience was that > alot of the load time on an XML file comes from that initial loading > of the file, not so much the stepping through the XML, is that > accurate? And is there any difference in load time between this: > > <image> > <path>imageurl</path> > <name>imagename.jpg</name> > <width>800</width> > <height>600</height> > </image> > > vs this: > > <image path="imageurl" name="imagename.jpg" width="800" height="600" /> > > .m > > On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Lehr, Theodore M (N-SGIS) > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a project that involves xml... I am wondering how I should > > organize my xml... would it be best (from a flash perspective) for it to > > be on huge xml file with lots and lots of children - or would I be > > better off breaking it into multiple xml files where one xml tag > > references another xml file and so on... > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
