# Xml image loader with drag(this)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-image-loader-with-drag-this/301377>\
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**Created:** [December 8, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-image-loader-with-drag-this/301377 "2009-12-08T15:47:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-image-loader-with-drag-this/301377/1 "2009-12-08T15:47:41Z")

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hi, this might be an easy one…

im loading images with xml and would like to be able to drag each image.  
Its working in as2 but i cant code it for as3. see project attached.

my heads smoking :sc:  
plz help me

```php
// AS2 CODE
// set up container
attachMovie("mcContainer","container_mc",this.getNextHighestDepth());
container_mc._x = 100;
container_mc._y = 100;
container_mc._alpha = 50;

// load xml
var xmlData:XML = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.load("xml/as2.xml");

var image:Array = new Array();
xmlData.onLoad = function() {
    var total:Array = xmlData.firstChild.childNodes;

    for (i=0; i<total.length; i++) {
        image.push(total*.attributes.url);

        trace(image*);

        var imageRow:MovieClip = container_mc.attachMovie("mover_mc", "mover_mc"+i, container_mc.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:i*310});

        imageRow.holder.loadMovie(image*);

        // on press
        imageRow.onPress = function() {
            delete this.onEnterFrame;
            startDrag(this);

        };

        // on release
        imageRow.onRelease = function () {
            
            this.play();
            stopDrag();
            
        };
    }
};

```

```php
//AS3 CODE
// set up container
var container_mc = new mcContainer();
addChild(container_mc);
container_mc.x=100;
container_mc.y=100;
container_mc.alpha = .50;
container_mc.buttonMode=true;

// load XML
var xmlRequest:URLRequest=new URLRequest("xml/as3.xml");
var xmlLoader:URLLoader=new URLLoader(xmlRequest);
var imgData:XML;
var loader:Loader;
var rawImage:String;
var i:Number;
var total:Number;

xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoadedF);
function xmlLoadedF(e:Event):void {
    imgData=new XML(e.target.data);
    total=imgData.*.length();
    for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
        rawImage=imgData.image*;

        trace(rawImage);
        
        loader=new Loader;
        loader.load(new URLRequest(rawImage));
        loader.x=320*i;

        container_mc.addChild(loader);
    }

    // on press
    container_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startMove);
    function startMove(evt:MouseEvent):void {
        
        container_mc.startDrag();

    }

    // on release
    container_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stopMove);
    function stopMove(evt:MouseEvent):void {

        container_mc.stopDrag();
    }
}

```