Xml - insertBefore node (problem)

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Flashers,

I can’t seem to figure out why the following isn’t working. First off, _global.news_index is working properly. With that said, when I try to insertBefore using a dynamic method, it doesn’t work. Instead it generates as if news_index is equaling 0 (everywhere else news_index is showing the correct location).

    [FONT=Courier New][LEFT][COLOR=#0000ff]if[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]news_xml.[COLOR=#0000ff]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]hasChildNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]{[/COLOR]
        [COLOR=#000000]**var**[/COLOR] nodePlace:[COLOR=#0000ff]Number[/COLOR] = [COLOR=#000000]**_global**[/COLOR].[COLOR=#000080]news_index[/COLOR];
        [COLOR=#000000]**var**[/COLOR] insertPoint:[COLOR=#0000ff]XMLNode[/COLOR] = news_xml.[COLOR=#0000ff]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]childNodes[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][[/COLOR]nodePlace[COLOR=#000000]][/COLOR];
        news_xml.[COLOR=#0000ff]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]insertBefore[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]entryNode, insertPoint[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];
    [COLOR=#000000]}[/COLOR][COLOR=#0000ff]else[/COLOR] news_xml.[COLOR=#0000ff]firstChild[/COLOR].[COLOR=#0000ff]appendChild[/COLOR][COLOR=#000000]([/COLOR]entryNode[COLOR=#000000])[/COLOR];

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var nodePlace:Number = _global.news_index;

Must be placed outside the if statement and defined before the If-statement.

Does anybody know why? … [COLOR=Red]It works, but I’d like to know why![/COLOR] [/COLOR]
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