ActionScript 3 parsing XML data

Question

My Flash Code

var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader;
var xmlData = new XML();

myLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, LoadXML);

myLoader.load(new URLRequest("mydata.xml"));

function LoadXML(e:Event):void
{
  xmlData = new XML(e.target.data);

  trace(xmlData);
}

My XML Data (mydata.xml)

<xml>
  <items>
     <item Name="Test" ID="1" />
     <item Name="Home" ID="2" />
     <item Name="Car" ID="3" />
     <item Name="Balloon" ID="4" />
     <item Name="Harry" ID="5" />
     <item Name="Lion" ID="6" />
  </items>
</xml>

How can I get each item in the xml file to be able to then use it in my flash file.

I have tried several things but none seem to work. I am using ActionScript 3.0.

Patrick · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-21 12:58:18Z

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Using E4X you can loop over each item in your XML

for each (var item:XML in xmlData.items.item) {
 trace(item.@Name, item.@ID);
}

answered Sep 21, 2010 at 12:58

Patrick

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Nathan Stanford Over a year ago

I am not getting an error using this but I don't get any trace items out. What might I be doing wrong. I copied what you have.

Nathan Stanford · Accepted Answer · 2010-09-21 13:19:50Z

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I changed it to this xmlData..item and it worked. Does anyone know why?

for each (var item:XML in xmlData..item) { 
 trace(item.@Name, item.@ID); 
}

answered Sep 21, 2010 at 13:19

Nathan Stanford

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Patrick Over a year ago

is your xml nodes really as in your example ? if not it will not trace anything, But if you do xmlData..item, it will look anywhere in your XML to find 'item' node, not only those from items.item. My version is more strict and respect only your example.

Nathan Stanford Over a year ago

It is that was why I was wondering what I might have been doing wrong. I figured your answer was right. Your answer makes sense.

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