I couldnt find a tutorial on building an XML-based quiz so I am posting here. In my timeline, there is a frame for each question in my XML file. Each frame also has a blank dynamic text field. So far, using trace I have been able to see my question-answer pairs extracted from the XML file but no luck at populating the actual fields.
Here is an example of my XML:
<?xml version=“1.0” encoding=“iso-8859-1”?>
<quiz>
<item question = “There is a sport for every body shape and a body shape for every sport.” answer = “true” />
<item question = “It is normal for an athlete’s menstrual periods to stop or not start at all.” answer = “false” />
</quiz>
Here is the code I currently have on Frame 1 of my timeline (which only gets me as far as trace and perhaps storing something in the vars):
var myXMLQuestions:XML = new XML();
myXMLQuestions.ignoreWhite = true;
myXMLQuestions.onLoad = function(bSuccess:Boolean):Void {
if (bSuccess) {
// NOTE: I am using attributes in my XML document
var xnRoot:XMLNode = this.firstChild //this will hold the root node in the XML file
var xnItem:XMLNode; //this will hold the question-answer pairs in XML file (used in the for loop and array)
for(var i:Number = 0; i < xnRoot.childNodes.length; i++) {
xnItem = xnRoot.childNodes*;
//trace(xnItem.attributes.question); //this will show the question attribute in the XML file
var sQuestion:String = xnItem.attributes.question; //NEW LINE
//trace(xnItem.attributes.answer); //this will show the answer attribute in the XML file
var sAnswer:String = xnItem.attributes.answer; //NEW LINE
q1_txt.text = sQuestion; //Text field supposed to hold first question
}
//initXML(); //Process XML by sending to parsing function
}
};
Can anyone please provide guidance?
