Ahh yes, I thought it would be simple to just stuff the old TextFormat in an attribute. I now save each node with an attribute for each TextFormat property. All is good!
-Gerry On Jan 12, 2011, at 3:17 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote: > Take a peek at what the textformat property is asking for. You're > essentially trying to set "[object Textformat]", which is a string. You > can't create a textformat by saying, "[object TextFormat]" as TextFormat. > Plus, [object TextFormat] is now how you dynamically refer to classes, even > if that's what Flash spits out in the Output window. Nice try. :) > > As I posted earlier today in a separate thread, you can use > getDefinitionByName() to create instances of classes from Strings(like you > are trying to do with your XML), but a textFormat object also has specific > values (color, font, font size, etc) so you would want to set those as well - > say store those in XML. > > I think a better approach is to store font colors, sizes, etc. in the XML, > and read those out and set those on a TextFormat object instance you create > with code, and apply to your textfield. > > > > Jason Merrill > Instructional Technology Architect > Bank of America Global Learning > > > > > > _______________________ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Gerry > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 2:54 PM > To: Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > Subject: [Flashcoders] XML attribute issue > > Hey all, > I'm parsing this xml and can't get one attribute to work as a TextFormat. > I have an app that saves XML of objects on the screen, each object has a > TextFormat attached to it so I save the XML node with attributes for x, y, > text and Textformat. Below is what is returned to me when I load a > previously saved XML. > > <TemplateXML> > <TextLayer xpos="83" ypos="39" label="Wowie" format="[object TextFormat]"/> > <TextLayer xpos="16" ypos="150" label="italic text" format="[object > TextFormat]"/> > <TextLayer xpos="88" ypos="250" label="My New Album Label" format="[object > TextFormat]"/> > <TextLayer xpos="250" ypos="148" label="Side A" format="[object > TextFormat]"/> </TemplateXML> > > You can see the format attribute is saved as a TextFormat object but when I > parse it I get errors saying that it is an XMLList. > > Here is the method to parse the XML: > > var savedXML:XMLList = custXML.TemplateXML; > > for each(var lab:XML in savedXML.TextLayer){ > var labelText:String = String(l...@label); > var x_pos:Number = l...@xpos; > var y_pos:Number = l...@ypos; > var savedFMT:TextFormat = l...@format as TextFormat; > trace("New Label:"+labelText+"\nx pos:"+x_pos+"\ny > pos:"+y_pos+"\nformat?"+savedFMT.font);//this throws errors > > recreateLayer(labelText,x_pos,y_pos,fmt);//this creates a new > MovieClip with a textField in it and positions it on the stage. > } > > > Any tips would be helpful. > > Thanks, > > -Gerry_______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message w/attachments (message) is intended solely for the use of the > intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, > confidential or proprietary. 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