Here is a full example: http://www.cflex.net/showFileDetails.cfm?ObjectID=554
When doing e4x expressions, do them one step at a time: var xlSearch:XMLList = xml..folder; //.. means same as descendants, all in tree trace(xlSearch.toXMLString()) xlSearch = xml..folder.(attribute("label")=="Getting Started"); //hardcode to simplify. attribute() method is safer than @ trace(xlSearch.toXMLString()); //right node? xlSearch = xml..folder.(attribute("label")==topicString); var xmlSearch:XML = xlSearch[0]; //Get an XML node from the XMLList Tracy ________________________________ From: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 1:16 PM To: flexcoders@yahoogroups.com Subject: [flexcoders] Expanding Tree Node Based On Attribute Match Pretty simple question I think, I'm just stuck, it's probably more of an E4X XML question. I'm trying to write a method that will expand the node of a tree based on a string match. The xml has an attribute label, so where that matches the string, open that node of the tree. The main bulk of my question I think lies in how I am returning the node where the label attribute matches the string. First, this doesn't seem to work, this is my lame attempt to find the matching node: xml.menuTree.*.(@label == topicString), meaning, look for any of the sub nodes where the label attribute matches the string. Here is my actionscript and xml dataprovider for the tree: navTree.expandItem(xml.menuTree.*.(@label == topicString), true, true); var xml:XML = <veniceHelp> <menuTree> <folder label="Getting Started"> <folder label="About Venice" /> <folder label="Overview" /> <folder label="Logging In"/> </folder> <folder label="The Venice User Interface"> <folder label="The My Profile View" /> <folder label="Viewing A Selected User's Profile" /> <folder label="The Network View" /> </folder> <folder label="Putting Venice To Work"> <folder label="Adding Associates To Your Network" /> <folder label="Your Profile" > <folder label="Editing Your Profile" topic="Edit Profile"> <folder label="Changing Your Picture" /> <folder label="Changing Your Description" /> <folder label="Changing Your Personal Information" topic="Changing Your Personal Information" /> </folder> </folder> <folder label="Skills"> <folder label="Adding Skills" topic="Add Skill" /> <folder label="Editing Skills" topic="Edit Skill" /> <folder label="Marking All Skills As Private" topic="Marking All Skills As Private" /> </folder> </folder> <folder label="Support"/> </menuTree> </veniceHelp>