# Xml text to dynamic text field issue

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-text-to-dynamic-text-field-issue/282294>\
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**Created:** [February 19, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-text-to-dynamic-text-field-issue/282294 "2009-02-19T22:34:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![thatcatdav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@thatcatdav](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thatcatdav)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-text-to-dynamic-text-field-issue/282294/1 "2009-02-19T22:34:13Z")

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Hello all.

Im attempting to display xml generated text in 2(or more) dynamic textfields. One textfield under the thumbnail and 2 or more textfields next to the large image that loads.

Ive posted an example where I put text in the dynamic text fields just to show location and how it should work: [http://www.davidmcneal.com/as3/xml/site.html](http://www.davidmcneal.com/as3/xml/site.html)

I keep getting undefined errors. I’ve made minor adjustments from the original source: [http://www.flashperfection.com/tutorials/Scrolling-Photos-Loaded-Dynamically-with-ActionScript-3-52067.html](http://www.flashperfection.com/tutorials/Scrolling-Photos-Loaded-Dynamically-with-ActionScript-3-52067.html)

I think the error might be a typo. Ive pasted the AS and you can click the link for the zip if any want to take a crack at this issue: [http://www.davidmcneal.com/as3/flash\_xml\_gallery.zip](http://www.davidmcneal.com/as3/flash_xml_gallery.zip)

Thanks for any help.

Dav

----------------ERROR I KEEP GETTING----------------------------  
1120: Access of undefined property arrayThumb.  
1120: Access of undefined property arrayThumb.  
1120: Access of undefined property thumbsDescription.

--------------------XML----------------------------  
\<images\>  
\<image\>  
\<url\>pics/thumb1.jpg\</url\>  
\<big\_url\>big\_pics/img\_1.png\</big\_url\>  
\<descriptionThumb\>PIC UNO\</descriptionThumb\>  
\<descriptionPic\>Number one PHOTO\</descriptionPic\>  
\</image\>  
\<image\>  
\<url\>pics/thumb2.jpg\</url\>  
\<big\_url\>big\_pics/img\_2.png\</big\_url\>  
\<descriptionThumb\>PIC DOS\</descriptionThumb\>  
\<descriptionPic\>Number two PHOTO\</descriptionPic\>  
\</image\>

----------------------AS-----------------------------

//---------loading the external xml file-------  
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(“pics0.xml”);  
var urlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();  
var myXML:XML = new XML();  
var xmlList:XMLList;  
myXML.ignoreWhitespace = true;  
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,fileLoaded);  
urlLoader.load(urlRequest);

var arrayDescription:Array = new Array();  
var arrayThumbDescription:Array = new Array();

//--------holds the paths to the thumbnails-------  
var arrayURL:Array = new Array();  
//--------holds the paths to the big photos-------  
var arrayName:Array = new Array();  
//--------holds the thumbnails objects-------  
var holderArray:Array = new Array();  
//-------represents the container of our gallery  
var sprite:Sprite = new Sprite();  
addChild(sprite);  
var thumb:Thumbnail;

//-------- the thumbnails container-------  
/_var prevContainer:Sprite = new Sprite();  
sprite.addChild(prevContainer);_/

//-------- the photoLoader container-------  
var loaderHolder:Sprite = new Sprite();  
loaderHolder.graphics.beginFill(0xffffff,1);  
loaderHolder.graphics.drawRect(0,0,950,450);  
loaderHolder.graphics.endFill();  
loaderHolder.x = 1000;  
loaderHolder.y = 10;  
sprite.addChild(loaderHolder);

//-------- loads the big photo-------  
var photoLoader:UILoader = new UILoader();  
photoLoader.width = 540;  
photoLoader.height = 320;  
photoLoader.y = 5;  
photoLoader.x = 5;  
photoLoader.buttonMode = true;  
photoLoader.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,onClickBack);  
full\_mc.addChild(photoLoader);

function fileLoaded(event:Event):void {  
myXML = XML(event.target.data);  
xmlList = myXML.children();  
for (var i:int=0; i\<xmlList.length(); i++) {  
var picURL:String = xmlList\*.url;  
var picName:String = xmlList\*.big\_url;  
arrayURL.push(picURL);  
arrayName.push(picName);  
holderArray\* = new Thumbnail(arrayURL\*,i,arrayName\*);  
holderArray\*.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,onClick);  
holderArray\*.name = arrayName\*;  
holderArray\*.buttonMode = true;

```
    holderArray*.y = 50;
    holderArray*.x = i*325+50;
    prevContainer.addChild(holderArray*);

```

///------- PIC DESCRIPTION  
var picDescription:String = xmlList\*.descriptionPic;

```
    arrayDescription.push(picDescription);
    arrayThumb*.name = arrayDescription*;
    arrayThumb*.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,showDescription);
    function showDescription(event:MouseEvent):void{
        full_mc.blurbText.text = String(event.currentTarget.name);
    trace (event.currentTarget.name);
    }

```

//------- THUMB DESCRIPTION ---------  
var picThumbDescription:String = xmlList\*.descriptionThumb;  
arrayThumbDescription.push(thumbsDescription);  
arrayThumbDescription\*.name = arrayDescription\*;  
arrayThumbDescription\*.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,showThumbDescription);  
function showThumbDescription(event:MouseEvent):void{  
prevContainer.thumbText.text = String(event.currentTarget.name);  
trace (event.currentTarget.name);  
}

```
}

```

}

//----handles the Click event added to the thumbnails–  
function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void {  
photoLoader.source = event.currentTarget.name;

```
Tweener.addTween(full_mc,{x:0, time:1});
Tweener.addTween(prevContainer,{x:-950, time:1});
scrollOutPrev();

```

}