Re: [Flashcoders] 3 level drop down menu - AS3
Hi Ashim. Thanks for your advice. I ended up doing like you said creating an xml file with server side script. Vayu On 6/12/08 5:21 AM, Ashim D'Silva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, but you'll undoubtedly use a server side script to access that information form the database. Formatting that into XML and feeding it to Flash means you get an XML object, which is simply a set of arrays to run through.I just re-read your problem. And maybe I approached it wrong. If you've already build your setup then every object has an id and all its children should know what that id is (parent_id). But each object that has a parent has a .parent paramenter, if its in its display list. and if your not structuring it that way, you should add a parent parameter to your class so that all objects know who their parents are. Then you simply call its id. Hope that made sense. 2008/6/9 Vayu Robins [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hmmm, thanks Ashim, but the site is managed by a cms that runs on a database. Hence , the content is stored in a database. On 6/9/08 10:50 AM, Ashim D'Silva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: XML will solve all your troubles. With as3 flash now natively handles the E4X syntax. You'll be able to run through everything that way. 2008/6/9 Vayu Robins [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi. I am struggling with something I never thought would be an issue. I'm trying to develop a 3 level drop down menu in as3 and I am connected to a database where all the menu items are stored. I am getting the stored data with the help of amfphp. I naively assumed I could just run the data I got from the database in some for loops and have the following structure: Topmenu1 Submenu1 Submenu2 SubSubmenu1 SubSubmenu2 Topmenu2 Submenu1 Submenu2 Etc. The top menus have a parent_id = 0. The submenus have parent_id = its parents id and so on. Could anyone please help me out of this pickle? Cordially Vayu ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] 3 level drop down menu - AS3
Hmmm, thanks Ashim, but the site is managed by a cms that runs on a database. Hence , the content is stored in a database. On 6/9/08 10:50 AM, Ashim D'Silva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: XML will solve all your troubles. With as3 flash now natively handles the E4X syntax. You'll be able to run through everything that way. 2008/6/9 Vayu Robins [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi. I am struggling with something I never thought would be an issue. I'm trying to develop a 3 level drop down menu in as3 and I am connected to a database where all the menu items are stored. I am getting the stored data with the help of amfphp. I naively assumed I could just run the data I got from the database in some for loops and have the following structure: Topmenu1 Submenu1 Submenu2 SubSubmenu1 SubSubmenu2 Topmenu2 Submenu1 Submenu2 Etc. The top menus have a parent_id = 0. The submenus have parent_id = its parents id and so on. Could anyone please help me out of this pickle? Cordially Vayu ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] 3 level drop down menu - AS3
Yes, but you'll undoubtedly use a server side script to access that information form the database. Formatting that into XML and feeding it to Flash means you get an XML object, which is simply a set of arrays to run through.I just re-read your problem. And maybe I approached it wrong. If you've already build your setup then every object has an id and all its children should know what that id is (parent_id). But each object that has a parent has a .parent paramenter, if its in its display list. and if your not structuring it that way, you should add a parent parameter to your class so that all objects know who their parents are. Then you simply call its id. Hope that made sense. 2008/6/9 Vayu Robins [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hmmm, thanks Ashim, but the site is managed by a cms that runs on a database. Hence , the content is stored in a database. On 6/9/08 10:50 AM, Ashim D'Silva [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: XML will solve all your troubles. With as3 flash now natively handles the E4X syntax. You'll be able to run through everything that way. 2008/6/9 Vayu Robins [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi. I am struggling with something I never thought would be an issue. I'm trying to develop a 3 level drop down menu in as3 and I am connected to a database where all the menu items are stored. I am getting the stored data with the help of amfphp. I naively assumed I could just run the data I got from the database in some for loops and have the following structure: Topmenu1 Submenu1 Submenu2 SubSubmenu1 SubSubmenu2 Topmenu2 Submenu1 Submenu2 Etc. The top menus have a parent_id = 0. The submenus have parent_id = its parents id and so on. Could anyone please help me out of this pickle? Cordially Vayu ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Random Lines 3D My online portfolio www.therandomlines.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] 3 level drop down menu - AS3
XML will solve all your troubles. With as3 flash now natively handles the E4X syntax. You'll be able to run through everything that way. 2008/6/9 Vayu Robins [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Hi. I am struggling with something I never thought would be an issue. I'm trying to develop a 3 level drop down menu in as3 and I am connected to a database where all the menu items are stored. I am getting the stored data with the help of amfphp. I naively assumed I could just run the data I got from the database in some for loops and have the following structure: Topmenu1 Submenu1 Submenu2 SubSubmenu1 SubSubmenu2 Topmenu2 Submenu1 Submenu2 Etc. The top menus have a parent_id = 0. The submenus have parent_id = its parents id and so on. Could anyone please help me out of this pickle? Cordially Vayu ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders -- Random Lines 3D My online portfolio www.therandomlines.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
