Say for example you are in the home section and obtaining the data for it, you'd do:
var pageData:XML = xmlData.PAGE.(@pg_name == "index")[0]; Then build the page based on pageData XML. -- Kenneth Kawamoto http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/ On 5 May 2010 17:30, John Singleton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ---- > >> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> To: Flash Coders List <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 11:53:53 AM >> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] XML Question >> >> It's not just about missing "break", your switch statement > fundamentally does >> not make sense (sorry ;) > switch ( >> ymailto="mailto:xmldata.pa...@pg_name.tostring"; >> href="mailto:xmldata.pa...@pg_name.tostring";>xmldata.pa...@pg_name.tostring()) > ... >> this evaluates to "indexcontact" as your trace shows, therefore > none of your >> cases will pass the test. > >> In order to make this work you have to iterate >> nodes with for/for >> each, but no need to even do that - instead use E4X to >> access nodes >> you want. > > Right. That's what I said at the outset, that I knew I was doing something > fundamentally wrong, but don't know how to do it correctly. Here I am with > Moock trying to figure it out but I'm missing it. Could you give an example? > TIA, > John > > -- > Kenneth >> Kawamoto > http://www.materiaprima.co.uk/ > > On 5 May 2010 16:23, jonathan >> howe < >> href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> >> wrote: >> You forgot your break; statements, sir. >> >> On Wed, >> May 5, 2010 at 11:12 AM, John Singleton >> < >> ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; >> href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >> ----- Original Message ---- >>> >>> > From: allandt >> bik-elliott ( >> href="http://thefieldcomic.com";>thefieldcomic.com) < >> ymailto="mailto:[email protected]"; >> href="mailto:[email protected]";>[email protected]> >>> >> > >>> > i'd also recommend having a root node and an xml type >> declaration at >>> > the start >>> >>> Right. Ok, >> here's my revised code: >>> >>> <?xml >> version="1.0"?> >>> <SITE> >>> <PAGE >> pg_name='index'> >>> <DETAILS>This is some more of the home >> page.</DETAILS> >>> </PAGE> >>> <PAGE >> pg_name='contact'> >>> <DETAILS>This is some more of the >> contact page.</DETAILS> >>> </PAGE> >>> >> </SITE> >>> >>> function >> completeXMLListener(e:Event):void >>> { >>> >> var xmlData:XML = XML (e.target.data); >>> trace( >> ymailto="mailto:xmldata.pa...@pg_name.tostring"; >> href="mailto:xmldata.pa...@pg_name.tostring";>xmldata.pa...@pg_name.tostring()) >>> >> switch ( >> href="mailto:xmldata.pa...@pg_name.tostring";>xmldata.pa...@pg_name.tostring()) >>> >> { >>> case "index": >>> >> pageDetails = xmlData.PAGE.DETAILS.toString(); >>> >> case "contact": >>> pageDetails = >> xmlData.PAGE.DETAILS.toString(); >>> default: >>> >> pageDetails = xmlData.PAGE.DETAILS.toString(); >>> >> trace(pageDetails); >>> } >>> >> MyTextBlock(); >>> } >>> >>> The first trace >> nicely prints out what I would expect (I think, should have >>> been on >> two lines): >>> >>> indexcontact >>> >>> The >> second trace also prints: >>> >>> <DETAILS>This is some >> more of the home page.</DETAILS> >>> <DETAILS>This is some >> more of the contact page.</DETAILS> >>> >>> indicating, of >> course, that the default is firing. Why? >>> TIA, >>> >> John _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
