[Flashcoders] quick E4X question

2011-04-22 Thread Mendelsohn, Michael 
Hi list...

With this xml, given an a node, I want to find its parent t node.
// not working
var parentT:XMLList = pets..*.(t.contains(acat/a));

thanks,
Michael M.

pets
t n=moe
adog/a
/t
t n=larry
asnake/a
acat/a
/t
t n=curly
amouse/a
/t
/pets


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RE: [Flashcoders] quick E4X question

2011-04-22 Thread Keith Reinfeld 
var pets:XML = pets
t n=moe
adog/a
/t
t n=larry
asnake/a
acat/a
/t
t n=curly
amouse/a
/t
/pets

var parentT:XMLList = pets..t.(elements().contains(acat/a)).@n;

Regards,

Keith Reinfeld
Home Page: http://keithreinfeld.home.comcast.net

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 Subject: [Flashcoders] quick E4X question
 
 Hi list...
 
 With this xml, given an a node, I want to find its parent t node.
 // not working
 var parentT:XMLList = pets..*.(t.contains(acat/a));
 
 thanks,
 Michael M.
 
 pets
   t n=moe
   adog/a
   /t
   t n=larry
   asnake/a
   acat/a
   /t
   t n=curly
   amouse/a
   /t
 /pets
 
 
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