I think you're making it more complicated then it needs to be. Try this:
<mx:HTTPService id="httpRSS"
url="{ rssURL }" resultFormat="object"
showBusyCursor="true"
result="onResult(event)"
fault="onFault()"
/>
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public function init():void
{
httpRSS.send();
}
--- In [email protected], "hworke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Hi am reading an rss file and calling the HTTPService with
> action script then handling the HTTPService result to a
> AsyncToken and finally handling the result is onResult function.
>
> But for some reason It is not giving me any return.
> Here is the HTTPService and the function that calls it:
>
> <mx:HTTPService id="httpRSS" url="{ rssURL }"
> resultFormat="object" showBusyCursor="true"/>
>
>
> public function init():void
> {
> httpRSS.send();
> var token:AsyncToken = httpRSS.send();
> var callResponder:Responder = new Responder(onResult,onFault);
> }
>
> public function onResult(event:ResultEvent):void
> {
> var tmp:Object = event.result.RDF.item;
> var items:Array = new Array();
> for( var i:String in tmp )
> {
> items.push( tmp[i] );
> }
> externalData = new ArrayCollection( items );
> }
>
> *********************************************************
> *********************************************************
> *********************************************************
>
> Here is the whole code
>
> *********************************************************
> *********************************************************
> *********************************************************
>
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
>
> <mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml";
> xmlns:iframe="com.renaun.iframe.*"
> creationComplete="init()"
> width="100%" height="100%"
> paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5" paddingBottom="5"
paddingTop="5"
> horizontalAlign="left"
> layout="vertical" viewSourceURL="srcview/index.html">
>
> <mx:HTTPService id="httpRSS"
> url="{ rssURL }" resultFormat="object"
> showBusyCursor="true"/>
>
> <!-- result="onComplete( event )" -->
> <mx:Script>
> <![CDATA[
> import mx.controls.Alert;
> import mx.rpc.AsyncToken;
> import mx.formatters.DateFormatter;
> import flash.net.navigateToURL;
> import mx.collections.ArrayCollection;
> import mx.rpc.events.ResultEvent;
>
> [Bindable]
> private var rssURL:String =
>
"http://weblogs.macromedia.com/mxna/xml/rss.cfm?query=byCategory&languages=1&categoryId=5";;
>
> [Bindable]
> private var externalData:ArrayCollection;
>
> public function init():void
> {
> httpRSS.send();
> var token:AsyncToken = httpRSS.send();
> var callResponder:Responder = new
> Responder(onResult,onFault);
> }
>
> public function onResult(event:ResultEvent):void
> {
> var tmp:Object = event.result.RDF.item;
> var items:Array = new Array();
> for( var i:String in tmp ) {
> items.push( tmp[i] );
> }
> externalData = new ArrayCollection( items );
> }
>
>
> public function onFault():void
> {
> mx.controls.Alert.show("http error");
> }
>
> private function processURL( url:String ):void {
> var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
> navigateToURL( request );
> }
>
> private function formatDate( date:String ):String {
> var df:DateFormatter = new DateFormatter();
> df.formatString = "(YYYY.MM.DD)";
> return df.format( date );
> }
>
> ]]>
> </mx:Script>
> <mx:Panel layout="vertical"
> title="Adobe MXNA Flex Feed (RSS Reader Example #2)"
> width="100%" height="100%"
> paddingLeft="5" paddingRight="5" paddingBottom="5"
paddingTop="5">
>
> <mx:Repeater width="100%"
> id="newsItems"
> dataProvider="{ externalData }">
> <mx:VBox width="100%" horizontalAlign="left"
> creationCompleteEffect="Fade">
> <mx:LinkButton id="lbtn"
> textAlign="left"
> label="{ newsItems.currentItem.title }"
> click="processURL(
> event.currentTarget.getRepeaterItem().link )" />
> <mx:TextArea paddingLeft="10" paddingRight="10"
> editable="false"
> width="98%" cornerRadius="6" height="50"
> backgroundColor="0xFAFAFA"
> htmlText="{ newsItems.currentItem.description }"
> ></mx:TextArea>
> <mx:Text paddingRight="10"
> width="98%"
> textAlign="right"
> text="{ newsItems.currentItem.creator + ' ' +
> newsItems.currentItem.date + ' ' + newsItems.currentItem.subject }" />
>
> </mx:VBox>
> </mx:Repeater>
> </mx:Panel>
> </mx:Application>
>
