RE: [flexcoders] Re: help getting xml attribute names

[Michael]

Thanks Chas, but I am trying to get the names of the attributes.  I am getting dynamic data out of a database in XML form and I need to know the attribute names from the XML.  I just want the attribute names at the parent level.  In the sample I have written I would get “id” and “task”.   Thanks for your help, I will definitely look at the resource you mentioned.   Michael   From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of exporta_lite Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 4:23 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Re: help getting xml attribute names   --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com, "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED].> wrote: <snip> > I am trying to get the attribute names from mygroup... <snip> > > <mygroup id="1" task="do this"> > <mychild id="1.1" task="do this" tools="hammer"/> > <mychild id="1.2" task="do this" tools="wrench"/> > </mygroup> > Suppose x:XML is the XML you show above. The "myChild" tags are already accessible "as if" they were an array; for example, you can say trace(x.myChild[0].toXMLString()); which will output <mychild id="1.1" task="do this" tools="hammer"/> Also, to access an attribute, you can use any of the following: trace(x.myChild[0].attribute("id")); trace(x.myChild[[EMAIL PROTECTED]"id"]); trace(x.myChild[[EMAIL PROTECTED]); all of which will output the string "1.1". To use the XML as an array (sort of), you can use code such as: for (i=0; i<x.myChild.length(); i++) { trace(i+" id "+x.myChild[[EMAIL PROTECTED]); } x.myChild.length() returns the number of elements which are tags of the type "myChild" (note the parens; it's ".length()", not ".length"). All this and more (e.g., the ability to only refer to myChild tags which have the attribute tool=="hammer") can be found in the help docs under: Programming ActionScript 3.0 > Core ActionScript Data Types and Classes > Working with XML Cheers - Chas __._,_.___ -- 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. __,_._,___