This is unfortunate. I got tired of custom XML decoding and wanted to use SimpleXMLDecoder + Darron Schall's ObjectTranslator. But SimpleXMLDecoder expects an XMLNode not an XML or XMLList
The technique described here is a possibility (perhaps my best option), except I don't wish to decode the entire XML returned at once: http://booleanbetrayal.com/2007/05/18/httpservice-xmldecode-objecttranslator-and-rabidsquirrels/ Converting an XML to an XMLDocument via a string seems like a really bad example to show people: http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/09/19/converting-xml-to-objects-using-the-flex-simplexmldecoder-class/ Any good new solutions out there? On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 7:35 PM, Alex Harui <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recommend custom conversion whether with static factory methods or > something more brute force, although it might depend a bit on whether you're > round-tripping the xml. If you're not, and are going to be hitting > attributes in the nodes frequently, it will probably pay to convert the node > from xml to class instance, especially if you don't need all of the > attributes. Some webservices return a lot of data per-item that I'm just > going to ignore and a generic XML walker iterates all the nodes and > attributes while a custom one can pick and choose the few things it might > need. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Richard Rodseth > *Sent:* Friday, August 15, 2008 5:07 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [flexcoders] XML Decoding > > > > Not yet, though I saw a reference to that in my Googling. I think I'm just > going to hold my nose gently and make static factory methods that take an > XML argument. I've been experimenting with the XML-backed idea and that's > not too bad either. > > Harder to switch between XML and AMF I guess, but KISS applies too. Unless > there's a good library out there yet to be revealed. > > On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 5:03 PM, Tracy Spratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Have you looked at the Flex 3 functionality that reads the webservice wsdl > and generates code for strongly typed access? > > > > It was way too complicated for my needs but might help answer your > questions. > > Tracy > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On > Behalf Of *Richard Rodseth > *Sent:* Friday, August 15, 2008 5:12 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [flexcoders] XML Decoding > > > > What's the latest and greatest on XML Decoding? > > Reading the blogs and docs, it looks as though SimpleXMLDecoder + > ObjectTranslator is one approach, but seems to rely on (deprecated?) > XMLDocument and is not schema-aware. > > I've also considered defining some interfaces and providing XML-backed > implementations that would point back to the nodes in the original DOM, > perhaps with binding support and caching of the typed objects. But I think > I'd just prefer a nice clean way to convert the whole structure to typed > objects, and then throw the XML away. > > Any recommendations? > > > > >
