Yes, but you'll undoubtedly use a server side script to access that information form the database. Formatting that into XML and feeding it to Flash means you get an XML object, which is simply a set of arrays to run through.I just re-read your problem. And maybe I approached it wrong. If you've already build your setup then every object has an id and all its children should know what that id is (parent_id). But each object that has a parent has a .parent paramenter, if its in its display list. and if your not structuring it that way, you should add a parent parameter to your class so that all objects know who their parents are. Then you simply call its id. Hope that made sense.
2008/6/9 Vayu Robins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hmmm, thanks Ashim, but the site is managed by a cms that runs on a > database. Hence , the content is stored in a database. > > > > On 6/9/08 10:50 AM, "Ashim D'Silva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > XML will solve all your troubles. With as3 flash now natively handles the > > E4X syntax. You'll be able to run through everything that way. > > > > 2008/6/9 Vayu Robins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > >> Hi. > >> > >> I am struggling with something I never thought would be an issue. > >> > >> I'm trying to develop a 3 level drop down menu in as3 and I am connected > to > >> a database where all the menu items are stored. I am getting the stored > >> data with the help of amfphp. > >> > >> I naively assumed I could just run the data I got from the database in > some > >> for loops and have the following structure: > >> > >> Topmenu1 > >> Submenu1 > >> Submenu2 > >> SubSubmenu1 > >> SubSubmenu2 > >> Topmenu2 > >> Submenu1 > >> Submenu2 > >> > >> Etc. > >> > >> The top menus have a parent_id = 0. The submenus have parent_id = its > >> parents id and so on. > >> > >> Could anyone please help me out of this pickle? > >> > >> Cordially > >> Vayu > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Flashcoders mailing list > >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >> > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- Random Lines 3D My online portfolio www.therandomlines.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
