Re: [flexcoders] Alternative to firstChild, lastChild and nextSibling

[Michael Schmalle]

Tracy....

:-( That is what I was getting to :) I guess being direct works ... HA

Peace, MikeOn 6/6/06, Tracy Spratt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:









  


    
            







E4x: 

xml_object.PaymentMethods; //PayPal

xml_object.SiteHostedPicture.GalleryType; //http://…..

 

Tracy

 









From: 
flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] 
On Behalf Of Charles
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 5:52
PM
To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [flexcoders] Alternative
to firstChild, lastChild and nextSibling



 







Hi
everyone,

 

I am
trying to parse some XML for relevant info using firstChild,
lastChild,
and nextSibling. 
For instance, given an XML file like...

 

<Item>
  <ItemID>110000579339</ItemID>
  <Site>US</Site>
  <Title>Halo 2 (Xbox)</Title>
  <Currency>USD</Currency>
  <SiteHostedPicture>
   
<GalleryType>http://somesite.com/somepicture.jpg</GalleryType>
  </SiteHostedPicture>
  <PaymentMethods>PayPal</PaymentMethods>
</Item>

 

...when I
try to get the ItemID, I just go xml_object.firstChild.firstChild. 
But, when I try and get things from the bottom, I would have to go something
like xml_object.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild.firstChild
(which would give me PaymentMethods...I think).  I could use xml_object.lastChild.firstChild,
but that's not the point.  I would just like to know if there is an
alternative to this sort of accessing of the XML fields?

 

My main
concern is that for some XML files, the structure is slightly different (i.e.
the <Site></Site> tags are not there).  So, the long call to
access PaymentMethods for one XML file would not work on another. 
Rather, it would return SiteHostedPicture for those.  Any help
would be great.

 

Thanks

 

Charles










      

    
    










-- What goes up, does come down.

__._,_.___





--
Flexcoders Mailing List
FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt
Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com








   



    


  
  
    SPONSORED LINKS
  
          
                  
            
        Web site design development
      
                      
        Computer software development
      
                      
        Software design and development
      
              
                        
            
        Macromedia flex
      
                      
        Software development best practice
      
                    
           
  







  
  
  YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS



   Visit your group "flexcoders" on the web. 
   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.



  






__,_._,___