Hello Ken, As you don't LOAD anything, menu_xml.getBytesTotal() will return undefined - it's OK. You can either set interval or onEnterFrame function to check the ned of parsing and then delete/clear onEnterFrame/interval.
Also, check spelling of mymenuxml (quotes, ";" etc) Also, I'd suggest to use just: //======= code ======== mymenuxml = "your xml string"; menu_xml = new XML(mymenuxml); menu_xml.ignoreWhite = true; -- Best regards, GregoryN ================================ http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. >-------"Ken Fine" wrote: > I'm attempting to manually load an XML object via a string. I appear to be > successfully completing this process: my XML is well-formed, and > myxmlobject.toString() returns a result, as do attempts to traverse the > attributes and nodes. > > > > What isn't working is the XML object itself when I attempt to use it to > build a kirupa.com-style XML menu, or when I attempt to run the > .getBytesTotal() method on the object. My menuing and code works just fine > when I load the same XML from an external file and set up an onLoad event, > but it breaks when I use the XML as a string and attempt parseXml. The code > copied below returns "undefined" on the trace. > > > > What I think I may be running into is Flash attempting to use the object > before it is parsed and loaded into memory, and I need the equivalent of > "onParseComplete". Or maybe it's something else. Can anyone help on this > puzzling problem? > > > > Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer. > > > > menu_xml = new XML(); > > menu_xml.ignoreWhite = true; > > mymenuxml = ("<?xml version=\"1.0\"?> <menu name=\"links\"> >// ... truncrated > </menu>") > > menu_xml.parseXML (mymenuxml); > > myxmlsize = menu_xml.getBytesTotal(); > > trace ("myXMLSize"+ myxmlsize); > > > > [code above returns "undefined"] _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
