Flash builder variable from xml - actionscript-3

Question

I would like to ask how to load variables from XML to flash builder. Is it possible? I think that I load variables, but my AS3 is done. I mean that variables from XML are loaded after doing script. Any idea how to do it? Thank for advices

Answer 1

Asumming that you will have this xml (this code works perfectly):
<root>
<child id="1">
<detail>
<detailchild description="detail 1 child"/>
<detailchild description="detail 2 child"/>
</detail>
</child>
OpenXml.mxml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:ViewNavigatorApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com
/flex/spark" firstView="views.OpenXmlHomeView" applicationDPI="160">
</s:ViewNavigatorApplication>
OpenXmlHomeView
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:View xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" title="HomeView" viewActivate="view_activateHandler()">
<fx:Script>
<![CDATA[
import mx.collections.XMLListCollection;
public function view_activateHandler():void{
//Open a XML file
var ldr:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("../source.xml");
ldr.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoad);
ldr.load(request);
}
private function onLoad(e:Event):void
{
var arr:Array = new Array();
var ldr:URLLoader = URLLoader(e.target);
//XML was loaded then read
var myxml:XML = new XML(ldr.data);
var xmlList:XMLListCollection = new XMLListCollection(myxml.children());
//Loop over XML childs to load a Question Array
for each(var obj:Object in xmlList){
arr.push(obj.#id);
var xmlChildren:XMLList = obj.detail;
for each (var qt:Object in new XMLListCollection(xmlChildren.children())){
arr.push(qt.#description);
}
}
lbl.text = arr.toString();
}
]]>
</fx:Script>
<s:Label id="lbl" />
</s:View>
This code shows:
1, detail 1 child, detail 2 child
You can download this project here.
Note: This is a Flex Mobile project.

Answer 2

Sample XML (message.xml)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<category>
<movie date = "13/07/31" genre = "Action">
<title>foo</title>
<rate>4.5</rate>
</movie>
</category>
How to parsing XML to variables?
try this:
package
{
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
public class XML_Parsing_Tester extends Sprite
{
private var movieDate:String;
private var movieGenre:String;
private var movieTitle:String;
private var movieRate:Number;
public function XML_Parsing_Tester()
{
var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
loader.load(new URLRequest("message.xml"));
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaded);
}
private function onLoaded(e:Event):void
{
var xml:XML = new XML(e.target.data);
movieDate = xml.movie.#date;
movieGenre = xml.movie.#genre;
movieTitle = xml.movie.title;
movieRate = xml.movie.rate;
}
}
}