I’m making a OSX-finder-type file browser in CS4.
The Structure for the folder and files is being generated by a PHP in a XML, heres an example:
(sorry the xml is not sorted, but the command i’m using in php doesn’t sort it)
<root>
<dir name="images">
<file name="1.jpg" width="438" height="292" size="40049" modified="1258228378" created="1258228378"/>
<file name="6.jpg" width="291" height="437" size="37454" modified="1258228387" created="1258228387"/>
<dir name="subimages">
<file name="30.jpg" width="267" height="400" size="43982" modified="1258228461" created="1258494835"/>
<file name="21.jpg" width="174" height="260" size="16353" modified="1258228436" created="1258494829"/>
<file name="34.jpg" width="289" height="192" size="29111" modified="1258228471" created="1258494837"/>
<file name="3.jpg" width="438" height="292" size="62045" modified="1258228382" created="1258494835"/>
<file name="29.jpg" width="180" height="271" size="21400" modified="1258228459" created="1258494834"/>
<file name="24.jpg" width="178" height="267" size="30146" modified="1258228446" created="1258494832"/>
<file name="22.jpg" width="195" height="292" size="33520" modified="1258228442" created="1258494830"/>
<file name="32.jpg" width="197" height="296" size="17980" modified="1258228467" created="1258494836"/>
<file name="27.jpg" width="246" height="369" size="20109" modified="1258228453" created="1258494834"/>
<file name="23.jpg" width="196" height="293" size="26977" modified="1258228444" created="1258494832"/>
<file name="26.jpg" width="196" height="295" size="21835" modified="1258228450" created="1258494833"/>
<dir name="more subimages">
<file name="16.jpg" width="320" height="214" size="31321" modified="1258228423" created="1258546650"/>
<file name="12.jpg" width="293" height="439" size="37756" modified="1258228412" created="1258546649"/>
<file name="10.jpg" width="400" height="267" size="37452" modified="1258228402" created="1258546648"/>
<file name="11.jpg" width="438" height="292" size="42396" modified="1258228410" created="1258546648"/>
<file name="17.jpg" width="400" height="267" size="67997" modified="1258228427" created="1258546651"/>
<file name="15.jpg" width="290" height="193" size="35146" modified="1258228422" created="1258546650"/>
<file name="13.jpg" width="290" height="193" size="14166" modified="1258228413" created="1258546649"/>
<file name="19.jpg" width="195" height="292" size="28347" modified="1258228432" created="1258546651"/>
<file name="18.jpg" width="292" height="195" size="37655" modified="1258228429" created="1258546651"/>
<file name="14.jpg" width="177" height="266" size="21647" modified="1258228417" created="1258546649"/>
</dir>
<file name="20.jpg" width="195" height="292" size="34199" modified="1258228433" created="1258494829"/>
<file name="25.jpg" width="439" height="292" size="45792" modified="1258228448" created="1258494833"/>
<file name="31.jpg" width="270" height="406" size="41123" modified="1258228466" created="1258494836"/>
<file name="33.jpg" width="292" height="439" size="67274" modified="1258228469" created="1258494837"/>
<file name="28.jpg" width="179" height="269" size="20383" modified="1258228457" created="1258494834"/>
</dir>
<file name="9.jpg" width="400" height="267" size="32518" modified="1258228397" created="1258228397"/>
<file name="8.jpg" width="196" height="294" size="19890" modified="1258228393" created="1258228393"/>
<file name="2.jpg" width="198" height="298" size="26646" modified="1258228380" created="1258228380"/>
<file name="5.jpg" width="197" height="294" size="20740" modified="1258228385" created="1258228385"/>
<file name="4.jpg" width="403" height="268" size="31353" modified="1258228384" created="1258228384"/>
<file name="7.jpg" width="398" height="265" size="55980" modified="1258228390" created="1258228390"/>
</dir>
<file name="filelist5.php" size="320" modified="1258233091" created="1258233091"/>
<dir name="php">
<file name="filelist5.php" size="2432" modified="1258243295" created="1258243295"/>
</dir>
</root>
The XML loads fine in my SWF and I can navigate through it perfecly, EXCEPT:
- When I ask to see the children of any folder, it returns me all the grand children and great grand children as well.
- The children() and the elements() commands return the same values.
- I’ve also tried to get the XML parent by its index, but the result is the same
Here’s the code i’m using to get the children:
for each (var item in xmlTree.descendants('dir')){
if (item.@name == 'subimages'){
trace (item.children());
}
}
and here’s what I get:
<file name="30.jpg" width="267" height="400" size="43982" modified="1258228461" created="1258494835"/>
<file ***"/>
<file name="26.jpg" width="196" height="295" size="21835" modified="1258228450" created="1258494833"/>
**<dir name="more subimages">
<file name="16.jpg" width="320" height="214" size="31321" modified="1258228423" created="1258546650"/>
<file ***"/>
<file name="14.jpg" width="177" height="266" size="21647" modified="1258228417" created="1258546649"/>
</dir>**
<file name="20.jpg" width="195" height="292" size="34199" modified="1258228433" created="1258494829"/>
<file ***"/>
<file name="28.jpg" width="179" height="269" size="20383" modified="1258228457" created="1258494834"/>
and here’s what I was looking for:
<file name="30.jpg" width="267" height="400" size="43982" modified="1258228461" created="1258494835"/>
<file ***"/>
<file name="26.jpg" width="196" height="295" size="21835" modified="1258228450" created="1258494833"/>
**<dir name="more subimages"></dir>**
<file name="20.jpg" width="195" height="292" size="34199" modified="1258228433" created="1258494829"/>
<file ***"/>
<file name="28.jpg" width="179" height="269" size="20383" modified="1258228457" created="1258494834"/>
I can try any folder ‘images’, ‘subimages’ and everytime with any command I get gran children too.
- Is this possibly a bug with the children() method or is this expected behaviour?
- Could there be something wrong with my XML construction?
- Has anyone encountered a problem like this, and possibly a solution?
