# Masked dynamic text

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masked-dynamic-text/223908>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 26, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masked-dynamic-text/223908 "2007-04-26T16:51:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![rawnewdlz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19adc/32.png) [@rawnewdlz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rawnewdlz)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/masked-dynamic-text/223908/1 "2007-04-26T16:51:09Z")

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hi, I’m not sure why the dynamic text only appears once and doesn’t loop. It’s in a movieclip that’s in another tweened movieclip. Any suggestions?

```
ActionScript Code:
[FONT=Courier New][LEFT]logoX = [COLOR=#000080]379[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR];[COLOR=#808080]**[/COLOR]

```

logoY = [COLOR=#000080]178[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR];[COLOR=#808080]\*\*[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]attachMovie[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“animation”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#FF0000]“animation”[/COLOR], [COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]getNextHighestDepth[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR], [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000FF]\_x[/COLOR]:logoX, [COLOR=#0000FF]\_y[/COLOR]:logoY[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000] **function** [/COLOR] loadXMLCOLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000FF]if[/COLOR] COLOR=#000000[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]animation[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]tagmc1[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]line1[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]animation[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]tagmc2[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]line2[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]1[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]animation[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]tagmc3[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]line3[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]2[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]animation[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]tagmc4[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]line4[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]this[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]3[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]0[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]nodeValue[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]animation[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]tagmc1[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]line\_one[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]text[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]animation[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]tagmc1[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]line1[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]animation[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]tagmc2[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]line\_two[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]text[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]animation[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]tagmc2[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]line2[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]animation[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]tagmc3[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]line\_three[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]text[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]animation[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]tagmc3[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]line3[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]animation[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]tagmc4[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]line\_four[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000FF]text[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#0000FF]\_root[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]animation[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]tagmc4[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]line4[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“file successfully loaded”[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];  
[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]else[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]  
[COLOR=#0000FF]trace[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#FF0000]“file not loaded!”[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]

[COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR]  
xmlData = [COLOR=#000000] **new** [/COLOR] [COLOR=#0000FF]XML[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
xmlData.[COLOR=#0000FF]ignoreWhite[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000] **true** [/COLOR];  
xmlData.[COLOR=#0000FF]onLoad[/COLOR] = loadXML;  
xmlData.[COLOR=#0000FF]load[/COLOR]COLOR=#000000[/COLOR];  
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[/FONT]

xml:  
\<?xml version=“1.0”?\>  
\<tag\>  
\<line1\>This is a test.\</line1\>  
\<line2\>And this is a test.\</line2\>  
\<line3\>I think this is a test too.\</line3\>  
\<line4\>Yep, another test.\</line4\>  
\</tag\>

Thank you in advance