Hi, wondering if anyone could help me with this? Having a bit of a nightmare as this is my first attempt at working with xml and flash. The elements i need from the xml all reside in the <media:group> tags, which are:
<media:player url=’’/>
<media:thumbnail url=’’/>
<media:title type=‘plain’>
<media:description type=‘plain’/>
I have figured out how to access these nodes, but i can’t for the life of me work out how to loop through the whole xml file picking out each set of these nodes from each <entry> tag (which i hope to be able to load into movieclips at some point, if i succeed.)
Any pointers? I’ve read a few tutorials, including the one on here, but its not sinking in. Any help would be most appreciated. Sorry for the long post…
Here’s a portion of the xml showing two <entry> tags
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:yt='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007'><id>http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/punktiliodigitalpr/uploads</id>
<updated>2009-06-01T14:48:49.478Z</updated>
<category scheme='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind' term='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007#video'/>
<title type='text'>Uploads by punktiliodigitalpr</title>
<logo>http://www.youtube.com/img/pic_youtubelogo_123x63.gif</logo>
<link rel='related' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/punktiliodigitalpr'/>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=punktiliodigitalpr'/>
<link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/punktiliodigitalpr/uploads'/>
<link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#batch' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/punktiliodigitalpr/uploads/batch'/>
<link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/punktiliodigitalpr/uploads?start-index=1&max-results=25'/>
<author><name>punktiliodigitalpr</name><uri>http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/punktiliodigitalpr</uri></author>
<generator version='2.0' uri='http://gdata.youtube.com/'>YouTube data API</generator>
<openSearch:totalResults>23</openSearch:totalResults>
<openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex>
<openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage>
<entry>
<id>http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/Wm_wb1C1ZPU</id>
<published>2008-12-09T15:53:55.000Z</published><updated>2009-05-31T22:41:06.000Z</updated>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='Great'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='Xmas'/>
<category scheme='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind' term='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007#video'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='Party'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='George'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='St'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='Ormond'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='-'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/categories.cat' term='Music' label='Music'/>
<title type='text'>George Sampson - Great Ormond St Xmas Party</title><content type='text'/>
<link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm_wb1C1ZPU'/>
<link rel='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007#video.responses' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/Wm_wb1C1ZPU/responses'/>
<link rel='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007#video.related' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/Wm_wb1C1ZPU/related'/>
<link rel='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007#mobile' type='text/html' href='http://m.youtube.com/details?v=Wm_wb1C1ZPU'/>
<link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/punktiliodigitalpr/uploads/Wm_wb1C1ZPU'/><author><name>punktiliodigitalpr</name><uri>http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/punktiliodigitalpr</uri></author>
<gd:comments><gd:feedLink href='http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/Wm_wb1C1ZPU/comments' countHint='55'/></gd:comments>
<media:group>
<media:category label='Music' scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/categories.cat'>Music</media:category>
<media:content url='http://www.youtube.com/v/Wm_wb1C1ZPU&f=user_uploads&app=youtube_gdata' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' medium='video' isDefault='true' expression='full' duration='190' yt:format='5'/>
<media:content url='rtsp://rtsp2.youtube.com/CigLENy73wIaHwn1ZLVQb_BvWhMYDSANFEgGUgx1c2VyX3VwbG9hZHMM/0/0/0/video.3gp' type='video/3gpp' medium='video' expression='full' duration='190' yt:format='1'/>
<media:content url='rtsp://rtsp2.youtube.com/CigLENy73wIaHwn1ZLVQb_BvWhMYESARFEgGUgx1c2VyX3VwbG9hZHMM/0/0/0/video.3gp' type='video/3gpp' medium='video' expression='full' duration='190' yt:format='6'/>
<media:description type='plain'/><media:keywords>George, -, Great, Ormond, St, Xmas, Party</media:keywords>
<media:player url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm_wb1C1ZPU'/>
<media:thumbnail url='http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wm_wb1C1ZPU/2.jpg' height='90' width='120' time='00:01:35'/>
<media:thumbnail url='http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wm_wb1C1ZPU/1.jpg' height='90' width='120' time='00:00:47.500'/>
<media:thumbnail url='http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wm_wb1C1ZPU/3.jpg' height='90' width='120' time='00:02:22.500'/>
<media:thumbnail url='http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wm_wb1C1ZPU/0.jpg' height='240' width='320' time='00:01:35'/>
<media:title type='plain'>George Sampson - Great Ormond St Xmas Party</media:title>
<yt:duration seconds='190'/>
</media:group>
<gd:rating average='4.866667' max='5' min='1' numRaters='45' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall'/>
<yt:statistics favoriteCount='114' viewCount='11101'/>
</entry>
<entry>
<id>http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/wGLgndC-BLo</id>
<published>2009-02-24T12:56:19.000Z</published><updated>2009-05-31T22:13:46.000Z</updated>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='FARYL'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='GRACE'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='AMAZING'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='SMITH'/>
<category scheme='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind' term='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007#video'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='competition'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='got'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='talent'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/categories.cat' term='Music' label='Music'/>
<category scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/keywords.cat' term='Britains'/>
<title type='text'>Faryl - Amazing Grace Lesson Part 1</title>
<content type='text'>Faryl teaches you how to sing "Amazing Grace" - check out www.bebo.com/farylmusic to win a record deal!</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGLgndC-BLo'/>
<link rel='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007#video.responses' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/wGLgndC-BLo/responses'/>
<link rel='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007#video.related' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/wGLgndC-BLo/related'/>
<link rel='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007#mobile' type='text/html' href='http://m.youtube.com/details?v=wGLgndC-BLo'/>
<link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/punktiliodigitalpr/uploads/wGLgndC-BLo'/><author><name>punktiliodigitalpr</name><uri>http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/users/punktiliodigitalpr</uri></author>
<gd:comments><gd:feedLink href='http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/wGLgndC-BLo/comments' countHint='14'/></gd:comments>
<media:group>
<media:category label='Music' scheme='http://gdata.youtube.com/schemas/2007/categories.cat'>Music</media:category>
<media:content url='http://www.youtube.com/v/wGLgndC-BLo&f=user_uploads&app=youtube_gdata' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' medium='video' isDefault='true' expression='full' duration='375' yt:format='5'/>
<media:content url='rtsp://rtsp2.youtube.com/CigLENy73wIaHwm6BL7QneBiwBMYDSANFEgGUgx1c2VyX3VwbG9hZHMM/0/0/0/video.3gp' type='video/3gpp' medium='video' expression='full' duration='375' yt:format='1'/>
<media:content url='rtsp://rtsp2.youtube.com/CigLENy73wIaHwm6BL7QneBiwBMYESARFEgGUgx1c2VyX3VwbG9hZHMM/0/0/0/video.3gp' type='video/3gpp' medium='video' expression='full' duration='375' yt:format='6'/>
<media:description type='plain'>Faryl teaches you how to sing "Amazing Grace" - check out www.bebo.com/farylmusic to win a record deal!</media:description><media:keywords>FARYL, SMITH, AMAZING, GRACE, Britains, got, talent, competition</media:keywords>
<media:player url='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGLgndC-BLo'/>
<media:thumbnail url='http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wGLgndC-BLo/2.jpg' height='90' width='120' time='00:03:07.500'/>
<media:thumbnail url='http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wGLgndC-BLo/1.jpg' height='90' width='120' time='00:01:33.750'/>
<media:thumbnail url='http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wGLgndC-BLo/3.jpg' height='90' width='120' time='00:04:41.250'/>
<media:thumbnail url='http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wGLgndC-BLo/0.jpg' height='240' width='320' time='00:03:07.500'/>
<media:title type='plain'>Faryl - Amazing Grace Lesson Part 1</media:title>
<yt:duration seconds='375'/>
</media:group>
<gd:rating average='3.909091' max='5' min='1' numRaters='11' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall'/>
<yt:statistics favoriteCount='8' viewCount='9223'/>
</entry>
</feed>