How to separate URL response data in ActionScripts3 - actionscript-3

Question

I'm working on a site that response to GET request in simple text format, I want to save data and title in separate variables.
Code:
function URLRequest_method():void
{
var url:String = "http://sms-reg.ru/index.php";
var getbalance:String = "mode=api&apikey=*=getbalance";
var postParams:URLVariables = new URLVariables(getbalance);
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);
request.method = URLRequestMethod.GET;
request.data = postParams;
var urlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
urlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaderComplete);
urlLoader.load(request);
}
function onLoaderComplete( event:Event ):void
{
var urlLoader2:URLLoader = event.target as URLLoader;
txt_BALANCE1.text = urlLoader2.data;
trace( urlLoader2.data);
//var json:Object = JSON.parse( urlLoader2.data );
// trace( "json.response = ", json.response );
}
URLRequest_method();
Update:
function onLoaderComplete( event:Event ):void
{
var urlLoader2:URLLoader = event.target as URLLoader;
trace( urlLoader2.data );
//var json:Object = JSON.parse( urlLoader2.data );
// trace( "json.response = ", json.response );
var response:String = urlLoader2.data;
var pattern:RegExp = new RegExp("BALANCE:([0-9.-]+)");
var data:Object = pattern.exec(response);
if (data != null && data[1] != null)
{
var value:Number = parseFloat(data[1]);
trace(value);
}
}
Outputs:
BALANCE:123.00
ID23:3(Telegram);ID28:4(Viber);ID29:6(Whatsapp);ID30:5(Instagram);
I need to separate title and data: "BALANCE" "123" OR "ID23" "3" | each one in separate variable.

Answer 1

You can extract the value using a regular expression for example, something like this
var response:String = "BALANCE:123.00"
var pattern:RegExp = new RegExp("BALANCE:([0-9.-]+)");
var data:Object = pattern.exec(response);
if (data != null && data[1] != null) {
var value:Number = parseFloat(data[1]);
trace(value);
}
The one i provided is fairly simple, to extract data from a known data format but, as long as there's a pattern in the string, you can extract the pieces of information you need.
Check out the guide on how to use RegExp in actionscript