"Would it be acceptable for you if your XML would look like this?" Unfortunately not :(
Does anyone know if there is an explanation anywhere on how the compiler converts AS structures into SOAP format? Currently, it all seems pretty mysterious. Anyone from Adobe have any insight? Thanks, Ben --- In [email protected], "Franck de Bruijn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Ben, > > > > I think I am starting to understand what you mean. I don't have the > environment up-and-running to really test ... > > > > In my case, the XML will probably be something like: > > <customer> > > <addresses> > > <street>1</street> > > ... > > </addresses> > > <addresses> > > <street>2</street> > > ... > > </addresses> > > </customer> > > > > I'm sure that Flex is doing the right thing there, since I am basing some of > my webservices on this kind of structures and all is working fine. > > > > In your case you have a list of simple strings/numbers, while my list is of > objects (having their own attributes) ... > > > > Would it be acceptable for you if your XML would look like this? > > > > <SelectedPlans> > <PlanNumber> > > <Value>12345</Value> > > </PlanNumber> > <PlanNumber> > > <Value>56789</Value> > > </PlanNumber> > > </SelectedPlans> > > > > Then, you could make a PlanNumber action script object with a property Value > in it. The SelectedPlans object would have an array having PlanNumber > objects ... > > > > Cheers, > > Franck > > > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of ben.clinkinbeard > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 8:30 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Web Service arguments in AS - how do you create > repeated children? > > > > Hi Franck, > > Thanks for the response. I am still having the same problem though, > which is that I end up with a generic 'item' tag or property being > created somewhere along the way. I am beginning to think that this > structure cannot be created in AS as it seems like I would need an > object with 2 properties named PlanNumber. > > I tried using an object with a PlanNumber property of type Array, and > then stuffing the values into that, but that turns into > > <SelectedPlans xmlns=""> > <item xmlns="">78167</item> > <item xmlns="">78173</item> > </SelectedPlans> > > Is there a way to create a default property of an object or something? > Does valueOf() still exist? > > Ben > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com, > "Franck de Bruijn" > <franck.de.bruijn@> wrote: > > > > Hi Ben, > > > > > > > > I do the following to achieve this. > > > > > > > > Let's say I have a Customer who can have multiple Address objects. > Compare > > Customer with your SelectedPlans and Address with PlanNumber. > > > > > > > > My Customer AS class looks like this (boring parts omitted) > > > > > > > > package model { > > > > > > > > <your imports ...> > > > > > > > > public class Customer > > > > { > > > > <your other attributes> > > > > public var addresses:Array = new Array(); > > > > > > > > <and the rest ... > > > > > > > > The Address AS class is nothing more than this: > > > > > > > > package model { > > > > > > > > <your imports ...> > > > > > > > > public class Address { > > > > public var street:String; > > > > public var houseNumber:int = 0; > > > > > > > > <... you get the idea> > > > > > > > > To store multiple Address objects into the Customer object, you just > fill > > the array 'addresses' with Address objects. > > > > > > > > You can now throw the entire Customer object as single argument into > your > > webservice call. Flex will unmarshal the array correctly and > generate the > > XML as you describe below. > > > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Cheers, > > > > Franck > > > > > > > > > > > > _____ > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com] > On > > Behalf Of ben.clinkinbeard > > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 3:11 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> ups.com > > Subject: [flexcoders] Web Service arguments in AS - how do you create > > repeated children? > > > > > > > > Hello, I am sending arguments to my SOAP method, but can't figure out > > how to do repeated children in AS. For example, part of my call looks > > like this in XML: > > > > <SelectedPlans> > > <PlanNumber>12345</PlanNumber> > > <PlanNumber>56789</PlanNumber> > > </SelectedPlans> > > > > I cannot figure out how to create this structure in AS. It seems that > > I have to use an Object (args.SelectedPlans = new Object();) in order > > for the name to be preserved during the conversion to XML, but objects > > obviously can't have 2 properties with the same name. > > > > Does anyone know how to do this? > > > > Thanks, > > Ben > > > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
