Stuck using xml and arrays.... (flash8)

clum · July 9, 2007, 11:53am

I am trying to get links onto images loaded into a *MC *in a flash slideshow using XML.
I am not having much success with the accessing of an array created from an XML file.

The main A/S is below, along with the trace of the array pulled from the XML doc. and the XML doc. itself is there also.

Any pointers most greatfully received.

XML file reads:

<slideshow>
  
<settings>
    <image_folder>slides/Images/</image_folder>
    <time>2</time>
    <fade>2</fade>
    <repeat>true</repeat>
    <captions>false</captions>
    <link> http://www.site.co.uk/</link>
  </settings>
  
<images>
<image>
<file>lotus.jpg</file>
      <caption>
        <![CDATA[]]>
      </caption>
      <link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link>
    </image>
    
<image>
<file>zooop_car.jpg</file>
      <caption>
        <![CDATA[]]>
      </caption>
      <link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link>
    </image>
    
<image>
        <file>lotus.jpg</file>
      <caption>
        <![CDATA[ ]]>
      </caption>
      <link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link>
    </image>
    
<image>
        <file>solcar.jpg</file>
      <caption>
        <![CDATA[ ]]>
      </caption>
      <link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link>
    </image>
<image>
        <file>CC1.jpg</file>
      <caption>
        <![CDATA[ ]]>
      </caption>
      <link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link>
    </image>
</images>

</slideshow>

Trace of array from output window reads:

xm<settings><image_folder>slides/Images/</image_folder><time>2</time><fade>2</fade><repeat>true</repeat><captions>false</captions><link> http://www.site.co.uk/</link></settings>
xm<settings><image_folder>slides/Images/</image_folder><time>2</time><fade>2</fade><repeat>true</repeat><captions>false</captions><link> http://www.site.co.uk/</link></settings>
xm<settings><image_folder>slides/Images/</image_folder><time>2</time><fade>2</fade><repeat>true</repeat><captions>false</captions><link> http://www.site.co.uk/</link></settings>
xm<settings><image_folder>slides/Images/</image_folder><time>2</time><fade>2</fade><repeat>true</repeat><captions>false</captions><link> http://www.site.co.uk/</link></settings>
xm<settings><image_folder>slides/Images/</image_folder><time>2</time><fade>2</fade><repeat>true</repeat><captions>false</captions><link> http://www.site.co.uk/</link></settings>
xm<settings><image_folder>slides/Images/</image_folder><time>2</time><fade>2</fade><repeat>true</repeat><captions>false</captions><link> http://www.site.co.uk/</link></settings>
xm<slideshow><settings><image_folder>slides/Images/</image_folder><time>2</time><fade>2</fade><repeat>true</repeat><captions>false</captions><link> http://www.3bdesign.co.uk/</link></settings><images><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>zooop_car.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>solcar.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>CC1.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image></images></slideshow>
xm<image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<images><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>zooop_car.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>solcar.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>CC1.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image></images>
xm<image><file>zooop_car.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<image><file>zooop_car.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<image><file>zooop_car.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<images><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>zooop_car.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>solcar.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>CC1.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image></images>
xm<image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<images><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>zooop_car.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>solcar.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>CC1.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image></images>
xm<image><file>solcar.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<image><file>solcar.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<image><file>solcar.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<images><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>zooop_car.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>solcar.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>CC1.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image></images>
xm<image><file>CC1.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<image><file>CC1.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<image><file>CC1.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image>
xm<images><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>zooop_car.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>solcar.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>CC1.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image></images>
xm<slideshow><settings><image_folder>slides/Images/</image_folder><time>2</time><fade>2</fade><repeat>true</repeat><captions>false</captions><link> http://www.3bdesign.co.uk/</link></settings><images><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>zooop_car.jpg</file><caption></caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>lotus.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>solcar.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image><image><file>CC1.jpg</file><caption> </caption><link>NEWSITE/home.htm</link></image></images></slideshow>

Main A/S reads


// Disable slideshow movie scaling
fscommand("allowscale", "false");

// Hide the captions box while images are loading
_root.caption._visible = false;
//base URL
_root.baseURL = "http://www.site.co.uk/"
//var urlArray=new Array();
// Load and parse the slideshow variables 
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = parse_data;
xmlData.load("slides/slideshow2.xml");

//urlArray.push(slideshow[1].images[i-1].image[3].nodeValue);
//slideshow[1].images[i-1].image[3].value
// Parameters: success - boolean.
//
// Check to see if the XML data being loaded into the XML object had loaded
// properly.  If it has, call parseXmlArray passing it the XML object.  Otherwise,
// output an error.

function parse_data(success){
    if(success == true){
        xmlData = parseXmlToArray(xmlData.firstChild);
        
        //xmlLinks = parseXmlToArray(xmlData.firstChild.childNodes.childNodes[3]);
        //urlArray= parseXmlToArray(xmlData.firstChild.childNodes*.childNodes[5].nodeValue);
    //trace("urlArray =" + urlArray);
    //trace("xmlData =" + xmlData);
        //trace(xmlData);
        //xml_data.text = "Parse was succsessful.  Use debug to view the xmlData variable.";
    }   //else {
        //xml_data.text = "Error:
The XML document did not load properly.
";
        //}
}

// Constructor:
//     multiNodeObject
//
// Methods:
//     - length()
//         returns number of numbered items in the object.

// Default Constructor
function multiNodeObject() {}

// Inherits properties from class object
multiNodeObject.prototype = new Object();

// Length method:
// Caculates and returns the number of numbered items in the object
multiNodeObject.prototype.length = function(){
    var count = 0;
    for(var name in this){
        var addCount = true;
        for(var i=0; i<name.length; i++){
            if(name.charCodeAt(i) < 48 || name.charCodeAt(i) > 57){
                addCount = false;
            }
        }
        if(addCount){
            count++;
        }
    }
    return count;
    
};

// Register the Class multiNodeObject
Object.registerClass("multiNodeObject", multiNodeObject);

//parseXmlToAttay

function parseXmlToArray(xm){
    // temporary object that will be returned
    var temp_obj = new Object();        

    // see if the current xml object has any children.  If it doesn't,
    // There is not data here and the function will end.
    if(xm.hasChildNodes() && xm.childNodes.length > 1){
        temp_obj[xm.nodeName] = new multiNodeObject();
        
        for(var i=0; i<xm.childNodes.length; i++){
            temp_obj[xm.nodeName]* = parseXmlToArray(xm.childNodes*);
            trace("xm"+xm);
/////////////////////////////////////////////var linkit["value"] = [xm.images.image.link];
        }
        
    } else if(xm.hasChildNodes() && xm.childNodes.length == 1){
        if(xm.firstChild.nodeType == 1){
            temp_obj[xm.nodeName] = parseXmlToArray(xm.firstChild);
        } else if(xm.firstChild.nodeType == 3){
            var temp2 = new Object();
            temp2["value"] = xm.firstChild.nodeValue;
            

            // Outputs the current nodes' attributs array to the xml_data textbox
            if(xm.attributes){
                for(var name in xm.attributes){
                    temp2[name] = xm.attributes[name];
                    xml_data.text = xml_data.text + "-" + name + " : " + xm.attributes[name] + "
";
                }
            }
            temp_obj[xm.nodeName] = temp2;
        }
    }

    // Outputs the current nodes' attributs array to the xml_data textbox
    /*if(xm.attributes){
        for(var name in xm.attributes){
            temp_obj[xm.nodeName][name] = xm.attributes[name];
            xml_data.text = xml_data.text + "-" + name + " : " + xm.attributes[name] + "
";
            
        }
    }*/
    return temp_obj;
}

I keep getting a link to the source folder!?

Topic		Replies	Views
Navigating through nested arrays using XML [Flash 8 AS] flash	0	97	October 24, 2008
Help! XML Array elements need to be clickable flash	0	80	October 15, 2007
Trouble pushing some code into an array flash	0	73	July 28, 2007
Using an XML /FlashMXPro2k4 to access an array flash	5	79	September 16, 2004
Help loading xml attributes into an array flash	0	96	May 8, 2007

Stuck using xml and arrays.... (flash8)

Follow:

Popular

Loose Ends

Stuck using xml and arrays.... (flash8)

Related topics

Follow:

Popular

Loose Ends