[FMX] count and array problem with XML parser

programming flash
1

allright, this is the problem, i got this xml file…


<portfolio>
	<item>
		<img>blaat.jpg</img>
		<text>dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio</text>
		<url>http://www.campzone.nl/</url>
	</item>
<item>
		<img>blaat.jpg</img>
		<text>dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio</text>
		<url>http://www.campzone.nl/</url>
	</item>
<item>
		<img>blaat.jpg</img>
		<text>dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio</text>
		<url>http://www.campzone.nl/</url>
	</item>
<item>
		<img>blaat.jpg</img>
		<text>dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio</text>
		<url>http://www.campzone.nl/</url>
	</item>
<item>
		<img>blaat.jpg</img>
		<text>dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio</text>
		<url>http://www.campzone.nl/</url>
	</item>
<item>
		<img>blaat.jpg</img>
		<text>dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio</text>
		<url>http://www.campzone.nl/</url>
	</item>
<item>
		<img>blaat.jpg</img>
		<text>dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio</text>
		<url>http://www.campzone.nl/</url>
	</item>
<item>
		<img>blaat.jpg</img>
		<text>dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio</text>
		<url>http://www.campzone.nl/</url>
	</item>
<item>
		<img>blaat.jpg</img>
		<text>dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio</text>
		<url>http://www.campzone.nl/</url>
	</item>
</portfolio>

and i need to load the info into an simple array called
portData[]

wich will be a 2 demi array like this,

portData[itemnumber][“img”]
portData[itemnumber][“txt”]
portData[itemnumber][“url”]

sounds easy… so i gave it a try,


portfolioXML = new XML();
portfolioXML.load(portfoliofile);
function loadPortfolio() {
	secondList = new Array();
	dataList = portfolioXML.firstChild.childNodes;
	i = 0;
	while (i<dataList.length) {
		if (dataList*.nodeName.toLowerCase() == "item") {
			secondcont = dataList*;
			secondList = secondcont.childNodes;
			ii = 0;
			while (ii<secondList.length) {
				newslist* = new Array();
				if (secondList[ii].nodeName != null) {
					if (secondList[ii].nodeName == "img") {
						trace(i+"___"+secondList[ii].childNodes);
					} else if (secondList[ii].nodeName == "text") {
						trace(i+"___"+secondList[ii].childNodes);
					} else if (secondList[ii].nodeName == "url") {
						trace(i+"___"+secondList[ii].childNodes);
						trace("");
					}
				}
				ii++;
			}
		}
		i++;
	}
}
portfolioXML.onLoad = loadPortfolio;

now, this should work, BUT it doz it all wrong, if you let the script run, it comes up with these traces:


1___blaat.jpg
1___dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio
1___http://www.website.com/

3___blaat.jpg
3___dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio
3___http://www.website.com/

5___blaat.jpg
5___dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio
5___http://www.website.com/

7___blaat.jpg
7___dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio
7___http://www.website.com/

9___blaat.jpg
9___dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio
9___http://www.website.com/

11___blaat.jpg
11___dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio
11___http://www.website.com/

13___blaat.jpg
13___dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio
13___http://www.website.com/

15___blaat.jpg
15___dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio
15___http://www.website.com/

17___blaat.jpg
17___dit is het eerste stukje in men portfolio
17___http://www.website.com/

this is totaly wrong! for some reason, the script skips the loop each time.

anyways, i thought, what the heck, lets try to load it into an array, so i replaced the previeus code, to let the values apply on a array, code changed to:


portfolioXML = new XML();
portfolioXML.load(portfoliofile);
function loadPortfolio() {
	secondList = new Array();
	_global.portData = new Array();
	dataList = portfolioXML.firstChild.childNodes;
	i = 0;
	while (i<dataList.length) {
		if (dataList*.nodeName.toLowerCase() == "item") {
			_global.portData* = new Array();
			secondcont = dataList*;
			secondList = secondcont.childNodes;
			ii = 0;
			while (ii<secondList.length) {
				newslist* = new Array();
				if (secondList[ii].nodeName != null) {
					if (secondList[ii].nodeName == "img") {
						_global.portData*["img"] = secondList[ii].childNodes
					} else if (secondList[ii].nodeName == "text") {
						_global.portData*["text"] = secondList[ii].childNodes
					} else if (secondList[ii].nodeName == "url") {
						_global.portData*["url"] = secondList[ii].childNodes
					}
				}
				ii++;
			}
		}
		i++;
	}
	trace(_global.portData)
}
portfolioXML.onLoad = loadPortfolio;
portfolioXML.onLoad = play();

wich will load them into an array, but when you run the script, the trace is:


,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

and when i trace it OUTSIDE the function, it gives me undefind.
i mean, wtf ? what did i do wrong…

could anyone, pleaase, help me with this, im gettin frustrated here ! :angry: :angry:

2

anyone ?

3

thx for your help guys, but i already got it fixed :sigh:

4

Sorry man, I know nothing when it comes to XML. what was the fix?

5 

portfolioXML = new XML();
portfolioXML.load(portfoliofile);
function loadPortfolio() {
	if (_global.stage_webvar) {
		randomvar = "?"+int(Math.round(Math.random()*100000));
	} else {
		randomvar = ""
	}
	secondList = new Array();
	_global.portData = new Array();
	dataList = portfolioXML.firstChild.childNodes;
	i = 0;
	while (i<dataList.length) {
		if (dataList*.nodeName.toLowerCase() == "item") {
			secondcont = dataList*;
			secondList = secondcont.childNodes;
			ii = 0;
			_global.newnumber = _global.portData.length;
			_global.portData[_global.newnumber] = new Array();
			_global.aantal = _global.portData.length;
			while (ii<secondList.length) {
				newslist* = new Array();
				if (secondList[ii].nodeName != null) {
					if (secondList[ii].nodeName == "img") {
						_global.portData[_global.newnumber]["img"] = folder+secondList[ii].childNodes+randomvar;
					} else if (secondList[ii].nodeName == "text") {
						_global.portData[_global.newnumber]["text"] = secondList[ii].childNodes;
					} else if (secondList[ii].nodeName == "url") {
						_global.portData[_global.newnumber]["url"] = secondList[ii].childNodes;
					}
				}
				ii++;
			}
		}
		i++;
	}
	buildLayout();
	play();
}

i just applied the array different :slight_smile: so it would count upwards like 1 2 3 4 5, and the i’s and ii’s will just keep skipping like 1 3 5 7

kinda complex, but if you take a closer look, its actualy pretty simple