[Flashcoders] 3 level drop down menu - AS3
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
Re: [Flashcoders] 3 level drop down menu - AS3
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 > -- Random Lines 3D My online portfolio www.therandomlines.com ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] 3 level drop down menu - AS3
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
Re: [Flashcoders] 3 level drop down menu - AS3
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
Re: [Flashcoders] 3 level drop down menu - AS3
Hi Ashim. Thanks for your advice. I ended up doing like you said creating an xml file with server side script. Vayu On 6/12/08 5:21 AM, "Ashim D'Silva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 >> > > ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
