# How do I return values from external as3 file to main timeline

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-return-values-from-external-as3-file-to-main-timeline/318136>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 11, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-return-values-from-external-as3-file-to-main-timeline/318136 "2011-01-11T12:40:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![daragh\_c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dfb087/32.png) [@daragh\_c](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/daragh_c)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-return-values-from-external-as3-file-to-main-timeline/318136/1 "2011-01-11T12:40:31Z")

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Hi all.  
I have just started using external AS3 files to try wean myself off using code in the main time line.  
I am importing an XML file using an external as3 file, but can’t return the values to the main timeline  
It worked when I used the trace option, but I need these values to dynamicly populate a movieclip on stage (another problem I can’t add movie clip to stage even though I have the linkage etc)  
Can you take a look at this code and let me know what you think.  
The values been returned are “0” , “null”, “0”. Why wont the code return each value from the loop rather than just one ?

AS3 Code ----------------------------------

package com.teamSelection  
{

```
import flash.display.DisplayObjectContainer;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.display.Stage;
import flash.events.*;
import flash.net.*;

public class teamSelectionLoader extends MovieClip
{

    public var req:URLRequest;
    public var xml:XML;
    public var players;
    public var playerNumber;
    public var playerName;
    public var pos = 50;
    public var mainStage:Stage;
    public var len = 0;

    public var pb:informationBar_mc;

    public var container:MovieClip;
    public function InitialContent(container:MovieClip)
    {
        this.container = container;
        this.mainStage = container.Stage;
    }

    var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(new URLRequest("playerInfo.xml"));

    public function teamSelectionLoader()
    {
        loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaded);
    }

    public function onLoaded(e:Event)
    {
        var xml:XML = new XML(loader.data);
        var player:XMLList = xml..player;
        len = player.length();

        var _i:int = -1;

        for (var i:Number=0; i&lt;len; i++)
        {
            pb = new informationBar_mc();
            players = player*.playerName;
            playerNumber = player*.playerNumber;
            pos = pos = 50;
            //makePlayers(players,playerNumber,i);

            setLen(len);
            getLen();

            setplayerName(players*);
            getplayerName();

            setplayerNumber(playerNumber);
            getplayerNumber();
            _i = i;

        }
    }

    

    public function setLen(len:int):void
    {
        this.len = len;
    }

    public function getLen():int
    {
        return len;
    }

    public function setplayerNumber(playerNumber:int):void
    {
        this.playerNumber = playerNumber;
    }

    public function getplayerNumber():int
    {
        return playerNumber;
    }

    public function setplayerName(playerNumber:String):void
    {
        this.playerName = playerName;
    }

    public function getplayerName():String
    {
        return playerName;
    }

```

//THIS WORKS WHEN IT’S CALLED

```
    //function makePlayers(players:String, playerNumber:String,i:Number):void
    //{
    //trace(players + " number "+playerNumber+"i Number = "+i);
    //var teamLineUp:teamLineUp_mc = new teamLineUp_mc();
    ////var info = playerName + " number " + playerNumber + "i Number = " + i;
    //teamLineUp.playerName_txt.text = "This is from as3 script";
    //
    //}

}

```

}

Many thanks,  
D