Simplify your code by using the <mx:XML> tag and set it's source property to the path to your XML.
<mx:XML id="myXML" source="data/images.xml"/> Your xml might look like: <images> <image thumb="assets/thumb1.jpg"/> ... Then reference it as myXML.image.thumb. HTH Rob On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Dan Vega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I downloaded a great component from http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/and > I am trying to customize it and I am coming across a problem. The > example uses > <mx:XML and if understand that is acompile time tag. I want to load the > xml at runtime so I changed the code. Here is my code and this is the error > I keep getting. Does anyone > know what I am doing wrong? > > ERROR > [SWF] /*****/bin-debug/ElginAds.swf - 765,388 bytes after decompression > TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null > object reference. > at qs.controls::FlexBook/fillPage()[C:\Program > Files\Apache\htdocs\*****\src\qs\controls\FlexBook.as:656] > at qs.controls::FlexBook/commitProperties()[C:\Program > Files\Apache\htdocs\*****\src\qs\controls\FlexBook.as:771] > at mx.core::UIComponent/validateProperties > ()[E:\dev\flex_3_beta3\sdk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:5660] > at mx.managers::LayoutManager/validateProperties > ()[E:\dev\flex_3_beta3\sdk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:517] > at mx.managers::LayoutManager/doPhasedInstantiation > ()[E:\dev\flex_3_beta3\sdk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\managers\LayoutManager.as:637] > at Function/http://adobe.com/AS3/2006/builtin::apply() > at mx.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher2 > ()[E:\dev\flex_3_beta3\sdk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:8450] > at mx.core::UIComponent/callLaterDispatcher > ()[E:\dev\flex_3_beta3\sdk\frameworks\projects\framework\src\mx\core\UIComponent.as:8393] > > > > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> > <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"; xmlns:l="*" > layout="absolute" > xmlns:controls="qs.controls.*" > creationComplete="initApp();" xmlns:containers="qs.containers.*" > xmlns:effects="qs.effects.*" > width="720" height="430"> > > <mx:Style> > FlexBook { > > color: #000000; > textRollOverColor: #000000; > > border-thickness: 0; > border-style: none; > page-slope: .6; > active-grab-area: page; > page-shadow-strength: 1; > curve-shadow-strength: 1; > auto-turn-duration: 1500; > } > > Application { > color: #F1F1CC; > textRollOverColor: #000; > backgroundColor: #ffffff; > } > > SuperImage { > border-thickness: 0; > border-style: none; > } > </mx:Style> > > <mx:Script> > <![CDATA[ > //imports > import qs.caching.ContentCache; > import qs.controls.flexBookClasses.FlexBookEvent; > import mx.core.UIComponent; > > //bindable variables > [Bindable] > private var dataSet:XMLList; > > //variables > private var loader:URLLoader; > > private function initApp():void { > loader = new URLLoader(); > loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,onComplete); > loader.load(new URLRequest('data/images.xml')); > } > private function next():void { > if(book.currentPageIndex+1 < book.pageCount) > book.turnToPage(book.currentPageIndex + 1); > } > private function previous():void { > if(book.currentPageIndex > 0) > book.turnToPage(book.currentPageIndex -12); > } > > private function onComplete(e:Event):void { > var xml:XML = new XML(e.target.data); > var thumbs:XMLList = [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > dataSet = xml..image; > } > private function loadContent(event:FlexBookEvent):void { > var page:ImagePage = ImagePage(event.renderer); > page.load(); > } > ]]> > </mx:Script> > > <controls:FlexBook id="book" y="47" width="600" top="40" height="400" > horizontalCenter="0" > animateCurrentPageIndex="true" > showCornerTease="true" > edgeAndCornerSize="150" > itemRenderer="ImagePage" > content="{dataSet}" > turnStart="loadContent(event)" > animatePagesOnTurn="true" > turnEnd="loadContent(event)" > /> > > </mx:Application> > > > -- > Thank You > Dan Vega > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.danvega.org > > -- -- Regards, Rob Rusher Adobe Certified AIR, Connect, ColdFusion MX and Flex Instructor m: 303-885-7044 im: robrusher
