I just noticed I used a TextArea instead of RTE. So one other issue: why does the text appear in a TextArea but if I change it to RTE it doesn't?
Anyone? --- In [email protected], "stldvd" <stl...@...> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm working with httpservice and a rich text area. I pull in the xml via > httpservice, then parse out all xml tags. However, dependent on the XML I > need to do various things, such as if the text is in an <boldMe> tag, then > make it bold; if it's in an <italicizeMe> tag, then I'll italicize it, then > display it, correctly formatted, in the RTE. > > Questions: > 1) I need to have the <P> tags create new lines. Not sure how to do that > without kludgy regular expressions. That can't be the best way. Can it? :) > 2) I want to keep the whitespace, but as you'll see that isn't happening. > > Thanks, > > David > > ******************************************* > Code: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:Application > xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; > width="900" height="800" > initialize="initializeHandler();" > > > > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent; > import flash.text.TextFormat; > > [Bindable] public var xData:XML; > > private function initializeHandler():void > > { > bt.send(); > } > > private function btRPCResult(event:ResultEvent):void > { > xData = event.result as XML; > xData.ignoreWhitespace = false; > } > > private function showTest():void { > outField.text = ""; > for each (var item:XML in xData.Content.P.*) { > //here's where I want to conditionally act upon > the text of boldMe, italicizeMe, etc. > outField.text += item; > } > } > > ]]> > </mx:Script> > > <mx:HTTPService id="bt" url="test.xml" result="btRPCResult(event)" > resultFormat="e4x"/> > > <!-- User interface --> > <mx:ApplicationControlBar dock="true"> > > <mx:Button label="Show Test Story" click="showTest()" /> > </mx:ApplicationControlBar> > <mx:TextArea id="outField" width="100%" height="100%" > text="{xData.toString()}" /> > </mx:Application> > > test.xml: > > <Text> > <Content> > <P> > The quick <boldMe>brown</boldmMe> > <italicizeMe>fox</italicizeMe> jumps over the > <boldMe>lazy</boldMe> dog. > </P> > <P> > Now is the time for all <boldMe>good</boldMe> men to > come to the aid of their <italicizeMe>country</italicizeMe>. > </P> > </Content> > </Text> >
