Hello.
Having a problem with duplicating movieclips within an array within another array.
I’m trying to setup a horizontal categorical menu drawn from an xml file.
I want this:
0
mainMenuSmall0.jpg
1
mainMenuSmall1.jpg
2
mainMenuSmall2.jpg
…etc.
The following is the code:
var array = new Array ();
var xml = new XML ();
xml.onLoad = function ()
{
var header, link, image;
for (var i = 0; i < this.firstChild.childNodes.length; i++)
{
if (this.firstChild.childNodes*.nodeName != null)
{
header = this.firstChild.childNodes*.attributes.header;
}
for (var j = 0; j < this.firstChild.childNodes*.childNodes.length; j++)
{
if (this.firstChild.childNodes*.childNodes[j].nodeName == “link”)
{
link = this.firstChild.childNodes*.childNodes[j].firstChild.nodeValue;
}
}
for (var k = 0; k < this.firstChild.childNodes*.childNodes.length; k++)
{
if (this.firstChild.childNodes*.childNodes[k].nodeName == “image”)
{
image = this.firstChild.childNodes*.childNodes[k].firstChild.nodeValue;
}
}
array.push (new struct (header, link, image));
}
printer ();
};
xml.load (“dbase.xml”);
function printer ()
{
for (i = 1; i < array.length; i=i+2)
{
slot.duplicateMovieClip ( ‘slot’+i,i,{_y:100});
slot.header = array*.header;
slot.link = array*.link;
slot.image = array*.image;
slot = eval ( “slot” + i );
slot2.duplicateMovieClip ( ‘slot2’+(i+100),i+100,{_y:50});
slot2.header = array*.header;
slot2.link = array*.link;
slot2.image = array*.image;
slot2 = eval (“slot2” + (i+100));
}
}
function struct (header, link, image)
{
this.header = header;
this.image = image;
this.link = link;
}
‘Slot’ and ‘Slot2’ are what the movieclips (blue and green) that should contain the menu item text. I’ve attached the .xml file and the result of what I get when I publish. Essentially the movieclips are not positioning correctly and the only one of each menu item is displaying.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks!