try this var xml1:XML = new XML(<node label="layers"> <node label="transport"> <node id="2" label="busroute" layergroup="transport" maxscale="26.4583862501" minscale="- 1000000000" name="busroute" type="Feature" visible="1"/> <node id="1" label="expressway" layergroup="transport" maxscale="1000000000" minscale="-1000000000" name="expressway" type="Feature" visible="1"/> <node id="3" label="railroad" layergroup="transport" maxscale="1000000000" minscale="-1000000000" name="railroad" type="Feature" visible="1"/> </node> <node id="4" label="kwang" layergroup="layers" maxscale="1000000000" minscale="-1000000000" name="kwang" type="Feature" visible="1"/> </node>); var xc3:XMLListCollection = new XMLListCollection(xml1.children()); mx.controls.Alert.show (xc3.length.toString(), "length");
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Hastings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/13/06, bhaq1972 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > the 'layers' property is the bit you're interested in. Its well > > formed xml correct? so what happens when you do > > yup. i can dump it out in cf & use that xml inline w/the Tree as > > > var xml1:XML = new XML(yourReturnedObject.layers); > > more or less the same thing. xml1 = "[object Object]" when i try to > dump out whatever's in there using toXMLString() it just returns > [object Object]. > > > can u show a brief structure of this xml. > > sure: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> > <node label="layers"> > <node label="transport"> > <node id="2" label="busroute" layergroup="transport" > maxscale="26.4583862501" minscale="-1000000000" name="busroute" > type="Feature" visible="1"/> > <node id="1" label="expressway" layergroup="transport" > maxscale="1000000000" minscale="-1000000000" name="expressway" > type="Feature" visible="1"/> > <node id="3" label="railroad" layergroup="transport" > maxscale="1000000000" minscale="-1000000000" name="railroad" > type="Feature" visible="1"/> > </node> > <node id="4" label="kwang" layergroup="layers" maxscale="1000000000" > minscale="-1000000000" name="kwang" type="Feature" visible="1"/> > </node> > > the non-label odds & ends are supposed to be for a custom renderer to use. > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/