You don't need to give the namespace variable the same as the prefix that ActionScript gives it when you toString() it. Internally, it doesn't use a name and just generates one when you convert the XML to a string.
You can give it something more descriptive like: namespace w3xml = "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace";; trace(""+xml.status.presence.(@w3xml::lang=='en')); // Away Peter On 9/26/07, shaun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Howdy, > > Seth Caldwell wrote: > > Oh my god Toby, I just spent an hour because I was determined to learn > about namespaces, and found a solution for you. =) > > [snip] > > > if(event.result.RDF.*::Status.*::presence.(@*::lang=="en")=="Offline") > status = "Online"; > > > > Nice one Seth. > > Here is another solution that uses the namespaces. Note: the xml:lang is > changed to the aaa namespace(so i used that in the e4x) but I'm not sure > why that happens(i noticed it when i traced the xml). > > //Create the default namespace. > var ns:Namespace = new > Namespace("http://www.skype.com/go/skypeweb";); > > //Create the aaa namespace that is used instead of "xml":lang. > var aaa:Namespace = new Namespace("http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace";); > > function creationComplete():void{ > var xml:XML = //assume it exists.. > doIt(xml); > } > > private function doIt(xml:XML):void{ > //Set the namespace! > default xml namespace = ns; > trace(""+xml.status.presence.(@aaa::lang=='en')); // Away > } > > cheers, > - shaun > > >
