Your xml is malformed. <artistBio f="Peter" s="Agrafiotis">an artist</artist>
Should be: <artistBio f="Peter" s="Agrafiotis">an artist</artistBio> Regards, Keith Reinfeld Home Page: http://keithreinfeld.home.comcast.net -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mendelsohn, Michael Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 10:49 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] E4X, it's just not my day. OK, why is this happening? var artData:XML = new XML(<art> <bios> <artistBio f="Peter" s="Agrafiotis">an artist</artist> <artistBio f="Larry" s="Denning">He sucks</artist> <artistBio f="Susan" s="Agrafiotis">She rocks</artist> </bios> </art>); var lastName="Agrafiotis"; // undefined var a = artData.bios.artistBio.(@s==lastName); // correctly finds the Peter Agrafiotis node var b = artData.bios.*.(@s==lastName); What am I missing in the difference between the two lines? - Michael M. _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2668 - Release Date: 02/05/10 01:35:00 _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
