User JSON instead:
http://www.prototypejs.org/learn/json

lg

Am 03.10.2007 um 15:39 schrieb KilLrBuNieZ:

>
> I am a new user of the prototype framework and am having problems
> getting examples that address the type of issues I am having.
>
> I am writing a random phrase generator by am using the Ajax.request to
> read a static XML file. I want to use the Ajax.request result to query
> according to a couple of factors. An example of the XML file
> structured as follows:
>
> <phrases>
>     <mood id="happy">
>         <phrase id="30">This happy phrase should be shown on random
> numbers between 1 and 30.</phrase>
>         <phrase id="60">This happy phrase should be shown on random
> numbers between 31 and 60.</phrase>
>         <phrase id="80">This happy phrase should be shown on random
> numbers between 61 and 80.</phrase>
>         <phrase id="100">This happy phrase should be shown on random
> numbers between 81 and 100.</phrase>
>     </mood>
>     <mood id="sad">
>         <phrase id="30">This sad phrase should be shown on random
> numbers between 1 and 30.</phrase>
>         <phrase id="60">This sad phrase should be shown on random
> numbers between 31 and 60.</phrase>
>         <phrase id="80">This sad phrase should be shown on random
> numbers between 61 and 80.</phrase>
>         <phrase id="100">This sad phrase should be shown on random
> numbers between 81 and 100.</phrase>
>     </mood>
> </phrases>
>
> On the HTML page I have a form with a select box to select the moods
> (happy, sad, etc.) and a button to execute a Javascript function that
> generates a random number and display the correct phrase.
>
> My thinking is that I would create an Enumerable object that I would
> load the XML into. Then I could use find() and/or other Enumerable
> methods to locate the correct mood node and iterate to the phrase node
> with the id that is less than or equal to the random number.
>
> I can't seem to find enough documentation on prototype's Enumerable
> object to construct my phrase object. Everything I've tried has not
> worked so far. Anyone have any suggestions?
>
> Thanks a million!
>
>
> >


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