Bypassed an XML namespace, but what did I do?

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I just started using AS3 for my first project, and I’m pretty sure I’m already in over my head. It’s a widget that pulls in several XML/RSS feeds, one of which is from a weather vendor. Their feed starts:

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<adc_database xmlns="http://www.aweathervendor.com">
	<updated>5/30/2008 1:55:00 PM UTC</updated>
	<units>
		<temp>F</temp>
		<dist>Miles</dist>
		<speed>mph</speed>
		<pres>in</pres>
		<prec>in</prec>
	</units>
</adc_database>

I had trouble parsing that out, until I manually edited the feed and removed the namespace attribute. Wow – did that ever affect things in AS2? I can’t remember – don’t know enough about 'em.

Thankfully, I found a thread in here that solved the problem, but…

…I don’t know what I did. Can someone explain the syntax in the code that I used to trace/capture the nodes I needed to use?

This didn’t work:

_oWxData.current_temp = e.target.oXML.currentconditions.temperature;

This worked (the namespace compensation):

_oWxData.current_temp = e.target.oXML.*::currentconditions.temperature;

What did I do with E4X in the second part?

Thanks,
IronChefMorimoto

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OK – apparently I have to do the namespace fix more the deeper I go:

_oWxData.current_temp = e.target.oXML.*::currentconditions.*::temperature;

Now I’m really confused – any way to avoid having to do this? Other than getting the vendor to remove that namespace attribute from the feed?

IronChefMorimoto

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Bueller?

IronChefMorimoto

4

you should be able to use:
http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/3/langref/statements.html#default_xml_namespace