RE: [flexcoders] Using HTTPService in a function

[Mac Martine]

It’s because at the point that you do: myXML = http.lastResult.toString();   … the result of the service has not yet been received. You need to create an event listener to let you know when the service has completed it’s call. The event listener will then trigger a result function that you create, and in that function is where you should get the result (myXML = http.lastResult.toString(); ) and do whatever you want with it.   -Mac   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:flexcoders@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of NZEYIMANA Emery Fabrice Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 5:07 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Using HTTPService in a function   Hello Group, I am new here and seeking help from you. I have created a function in my Flex application and would like to use the HTTPService object from retreiving XML data from my webservice (based on PHP). All the examples I have seen on the Adobe website use same approach (that I don't like) of binding the object to some controls. What I trying to achieve is: Create an HTTP object, instruct that object to retreive a web XML string, store that string locally in a variable. Using the code I have provided below, the application gives an error saying that the object is not yet created (null). And if I watch the task bar after the error message (in Firefox), I see that the flash application is accessing the webXML. What might be wrong?       private function SampleFunction():void {  var http:HTTPService;  var myXML:String;    http = new HTTPService();  http.url = "">http://www.domain.com/my_xml.php";  http.method="POST";  http.useProxy = false;  http.showBusyCursor = true;  http.resultFormat = "text";  http.send();   myXML = http.lastResult.toString();   // Do something with XML } __._,_.___ -- 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. __,_._,___