Re: [flexcoders] Object references within XML

[Daniel Freiman]

I'm loading in an xml file.  The xml file defines the layout of the movie (think mxml at runtime, but not really for reasons that aren't relevant here).  The layout is fairly complex and from the coder's perspective it would be a great help to be able to traverse the original xml document instead of having to search through layout objects.  So when an instance of a DisplayObjects is created, I would like to point the xml node that created the DisplayObject to the instance of the DisplayObject.
What I think I'm going to do is have an Dictionary in a static class and just register the xml with the object instance and do a lookup when I need to.  I'd rather have the reference within the XML because it just seems nicer to me, but your ideas will work just fine.
Thanks,DanOn 9/27/06, Dustin Mercer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:




















I agree, a hashtable or a Dictionary would
be better suited for this depending on your need… I don't know how
your performance on the XML would scale compared to those associative classes. 
Are you trying to persist the XML back to the file system?  As Erik said, maybe
understanding the need for XML can help us help you.  If not, maybe try the
dictionary class: http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flex/2/langref/flash/utils/Dictionary.html


 

Dustin Mercer

 









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2006 4:10 PM
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Subject: RE: [flexcoders] Object
references within XML



 









Eww, as I recall, the IE browser DOM permitted stuff like that, but
I do not know if the e4x XML class will.

 

If it was me, I'd use an associative array (hashtable).

 

Tracy



 









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On Behalf Of EECOLOR
Sent: Wednesday, September 27,
2006 5:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Object
references within XML



 









Hello,





 





may i ask why you
want to keep references to objects in an xml? I cant think of any use. It may
help awnsering your question maybe.





 





 





Greetz Erik


























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