Position text from xml based on autosize textfield height

programming flash
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Hi all,

I have text that loads into a dynamic text field that is on the stage. The movie clip(“tile” in code below) in which the dynamic text field resides is placed on the stage via loop function.

I can load the text from the xml file just fine.

However, since each text field in loop autosizes, which is what I want, (in height only-width is fixed), I want the next text in the loop to load in a Y position based on the previous text box height including a “cushion” of my choosing.

I’m very close, but can’t seem to get the math right that is needed for the tiles Y position…I’m thinking this should be simple

Here it is:

var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("faq.xml"));
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onXMLLoad, false, 0, true);


//on news.xml load
function onXMLLoad(event:Event):void {
	
	var newsXML:XML = new XML(event.target.data);
	
	newsXML.ignoreWhitespace = true;

	for (var i:int = 0; i<newsXML.item.length(); i++) {

		var tile:Tile = new Tile();
	
		tile.headerTxt.htmlText = newsXML.item*.name.text();
		//get content from <txt> tags. Then add data from <linkurl> and <linkname>
		tile.infoTxt.htmlText = newsXML.item*.txt.text()+" <font color='#FFFFFF'> <a href='"+newsXML.item*.linkurl.text()+"'>"+newsXML.item*.linkname.text()+"</a></font>";
		
		tile.infoTxt.multiline = true;
		tile.infoTxt.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
		tile.infoTxt.width = 610;
		
		//**HERE IS MY ISSUE:*** 
               tile.y = tile.height*30*i; // = spacing between the tiles
		
		trace ("tile " + i + " y position: " + tile.y);
		trace("tile "  + i + " height property = " + tile.height);
		trace("");
		
		scrlContainer.addChild(tile);
		
		
	}
	
}