Cool, I also did it with e4x now, works much better,
I did it with a static method in PersonVO
public static function createFromXML(personXML:XML):PersonVO
{
.....
}
Thanks
--- In [email protected], "Kenneth Sutherland"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'd do it like this. Not tested the below code, but it's the same as
> stuff I've used before that works fine. Just pass the XML that you get
> returned to the function. Slightly different approach but should be
good
> for any number of XML entries
>
>
>
> private function populatePerson(xml : XML) : void {
>
> if(xml){
>
>
>
> persons = new ArrayCollection();
>
> var personList : XMLList = xml.person;
>
> for each (var person : XML in personList ) {
>
> persons.addItem(new PersonVO(person));
>
> }
>
> }
>
> }
>
>
>
> Then create your PersonVO like so
>
>
>
> [Bindable]
>
> public class PersonVO
>
> {
>
> public var name : String;
>
> public var pid : Number;
>
> public var cloneableData : XML;
>
> public function PersonVO(xml : XML)
>
> {
>
> if(xml){
>
> pid = xml.pid;
>
> name = xml.name;
>
> cloneableDate = xml;//you don't need this but
> with complex objects saving the XML makes cloning very easy.
>
> }
>
> }
>
>
>
> }
>
>
>
> Kenneth.
>
>
>
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
> Behalf Of max.bruchmann
> Sent: 26 August 2008 09:09
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [flexcoders] xml contains list with sometimes only one
element
>
>
>
> Hi,
> I have a http service that returns me a list of persons:
>
> <persons>
>
> <person>
> <pid>1</pid>
> <name>Foo</name>
> </person>
>
> <person>
> <pid>2</pid>
> <name>Bar</name>
> </person>
>
> </persons>
>
> Now my result handler looks like that:
>
> var persons:ArrayCollection;
> function personsResult(resultEvent:ResultEvent):void {
>
> persons = resultEvent.result.persons.person;
>
> }
>
> BUT when my http service would contain only one person entry:
>
> <persons>
>
> <person>
> <pid>1</pid>
> <name>Foo</name>
> </person>
>
> </persons>
>
> then the resultEvent.result.persons.person is no longer from type
> ArrayCollection, because it's already the "person object"
> so my resultHandler has to look like this
>
> var persons:ArrayCollection;
>
> function personsResult(resultEvent:ResultEvent):void {
>
> if(resultEvent.result.persons.person is ArrayCollection){//for
multiple
> entries
>
> persons = resultEvent.result.persons.person;
>
> }else if(resultEvent.result.persons.person !=null){//if only one entry
>
> persons = new ArrayCollection([resultEvent.result.persons.person]);
>
> }
>
> }
>
> But it's really a pain, writing this for all resulthandler where you
> might receive a list with only on entry, so have I overseen the
regular
> easy way for that or do I have to do this every time?
>
> thanks in advance
> max
>
>
>
>
>
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