Jason, The funny thing is, Steven said that my question was a bit off-topic for the Gaia forum, and recommended I try this place. ;)
I know it's possible as I've seen it done, for example, on Steven's page here: http://stevensacks.net/clients/hello/press.html#/agency/press (if you look at the code, it's pretty straightforward HTML tags, without CDATA around them) And also: http://flashden.net/item/elite-html-content-page-with-scroller/full_scre en_preview/27908 (but that is using AS2, and I'm coding the site in AS3). If I may explain, basically all I'm trying to do is create SEO-friendly XHTML pages on which the written content for each page is stored and that is where I will pull the content from. On occasion, I will need to provide links to other pages. If anyone knows of a better way of doing this, I'm all ears! Thanks, Jonathan Wing Graphic Designer Cram Crew, Inc. mobile: (713) 298-2738 office: (713) 464-CRAM (2726) email: jw...@cramcrew.com www.cramcrew.com "One Student At A Time" -----Original Message----- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 12:29 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Parsing HTML tags within flash from an XHTML file? Well, part of your question is a Gaia framework question which is off-topic for this forum. I don't know much about that framework other than it's purpose and creator. As for your question about the tags parsing: >> It will not parse the HTML tags; it will treat them like a regular string of text, even though my text box has "render text as HTML" selected. Two issues: 1) Flash only has a limited set of tags it supports in HTML for text. Tags like <div> and <h1> I don't believe are one of them. You could read the XHTML in as a string (not XML right away) and use a Regular Expression to remove those tags from the text and insert something else if you like, however: 2) The entire XHTML should be treated as XML, so that means tags like <p> will be treated as an XML node, not a new HTML text paragraph. So you may have to use some Regular Expressions to at least add a <![CDATA[ before and ]]> to wrap around the text you want to read in the HTML so it escapes the characters. THEN convert the string to XML once it's "clean". In short, what you're asking to do is pretty challenging. Flash isn't really set up to "read and render" HTML pages. It's mean to take the place of them. :) Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Shared Services Solutions Development Monthly meetings on the Adobe Flash platform for rich media experiences - join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community -----Original Message----- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Wing Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 1:14 PM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Parsing HTML tags within flash from an XHTML file? Well, I think I know how to import XML. var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(); loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, getXML); loader.load(new URLRequest("http://xmlfeedURL";)); function getXML(event:Event):void { var xmlData:XML = new XML(event.target.data); trace(xmlData); } At least, that is the code I picked up while doing research, though I'm not entirely sure how to use any of that to apply to what I'm doing in the Gaia Framework. This is what I have now, minus the irrelevant code: package pages { import flash.xml.*; import flash.text.TextField; XML.ignoreWhitespace = false; XML.prettyPrinting = false; public class HomePage extends AbstractPage { public var dynamic_text:TextField; override public function transitionIn():void { super.transitionIn(); TweenLite.to(this, 0.3, {alpha:1, onComplete:transitionInComplete}); dynamic_text.text = this.copy.intro; } [there's a lot more code, but I'm only focusing on the relevant parts from the XHTML page] } } So what it does is pull info from this content in my XHTML page: <div id="copy"> <p id="intro">Lorem ipsum</p> </div> And places that "Lorem ipsum" in my corresponding MC with an instance name of "dynamic_text". But then, if I want to do something like: <div id="copy"> <p id="intro"><h1>Lorem ipsum</h1> <a href="page.swf">Click here</a> to learn more. </p></div> It will not parse the HTML tags; it will treat them like a regular string of text, even though my text box has "render text as HTML" selected. Now, Steven's suggestions in his article seem helpful, but since I am pretty new to this sort of code, I am still unsure as to where things should go, and how to make it work for <h1> and <a> tags. I'm not planning to use many other tags, as I am trying to keep things simple. Thanks, Jonathan Wing Graphic Designer Cram Crew, Inc. mobile: (713) 298-2738 office: (713) 464-CRAM (2726) email: jw...@cramcrew.com www.cramcrew.com "One Student At A Time" -----Original Message----- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 10:13 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Parsing HTML tags within flash from an XHTML file? If it's truly XHTML, you can in theory parse it as XML - but if it's not, meaning they mixed case and didn't close tags, then you're out of luck. First things first, do you know how to load in XML? Jason Merrill Bank of America Global Learning Shared Services Solutions Development Monthly meetings on the Adobe Flash platform for rich media experiences - join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community -----Original Message----- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Wing Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 11:08 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Parsing HTML tags within flash from an XHTML file? Well, I have actually searched over and over and I have read and re-read Steven's article as well, but I can't seem to get it just right. I think the problem is, Steven's article is written to an audience of more experienced AS coders (at least it seems so), and I'm pretty new to AS, so I don't get the context. The article does not state exactly *where* to put such code in my files, just that I need to do it. So I took some guesses and tried multiple ways, yet still to no avail. Yet I didn't want to bother him, as I've already asked him so many noob questions! Mostly what I'm concerned about are parsing the <h1> and <a> tags. Do you have any suggestions as to how and where I can implement Steven's points in his article? Thanks, Jonathan Wing Graphic Designer Cram Crew, Inc. mobile: (713) 298-2738 office: (713) 464-CRAM (2726) email: jw...@cramcrew.com www.cramcrew.com "One Student At A Time" -----Original Message----- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Glen Pike Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 3:21 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Parsing HTML tags within flash from an XHTML file? Hi, This article written by Steven looks just like what you are looking for... http://www.stevensacks.net/2008/07/02/parsing-xhtml-with-e4x-in-as3/ To keep your formatting, you can use css - the TextField in Flash supports a subset of css that allows you to apply bold, colours and link formatting... Not sure if you are searching for EX4 or E4X! HTH Glen Jonathan Wing wrote: > Hi, > > I'm new to this group, so forgive me if I'm going about asking this the > wrong way. Is there a practical way to search old questions? > > > > Anyway, I'm using the Gaia Framework and I'm trying to parse basic tags > such as <h1> and <a> in flash via an XHTML file. Steven over at the Gaia > forum suggests I make use of EX4, but I've spent two days searching > google and reading up on it and I'm honestly confused where to start. > > > > To show you what I mean, view the source on this page Steven created: > http://stevensacks.net/clients/hello/press.html#/agency/press > > > > Note how those columns are set using HTML tags, and pulled into flash > from that XHTML file. How do I maintain the formatting such as bold and > also the links, just the way he has done (strictly in terms of > functionality)? 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