I'll post a proper blog entry on this when I get back from San Francisco, but I wanted to provide a link to the slides from my short introductory talk to my Ask The Experts session on the 5 coolest features of ActionScript 2.0, and what they mean to developers.
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Here is a good option for loading multiple XML file by using this custom .as file
/***************************************************************************************
* Author - Sanjeev Rajput
* Date - 16-July-07
* class is used to load any XML file and dispatch an event when XML is loaded
*****************************************************************************************/
class XMLLoader extends mx.events.EventDispatcher {
//------------ variable Declaration -----------------
public var isLoaded:Boolean = false;
private var xmlObj:XML;
private var fileRef:String;
private static var ref:Object;
//---------- constructor function ---------
function XMLLoader() {
trace('XMLLoader constructor called');
this.xmlObj = new XML();
this.xmlObj.ignoreWhite = true;
}
//---------- XML load function ----------------
public function loadXML(fileRef,param:String) {
this.fileRef = fileRef;
ref = this;
this.xmlObj.onLoad = function(SS:Boolean) {
if (SS) {
//------------ dispatch event when loading complete --------------
ref.dispatchEvent({type:"XMLLoaded", target:this, targetName:param});
} else {
return;
}
};
//--------------- xml file reference ------------------------
this.xmlObj.load(this.fileRef);
}
}
Posted by: sanjeev rajput at August 8, 2007 11:53 PM>>> how to use this class-----
/***************************************************************************************
* Author - Sanjeev Rajput
* Date - 16-July-07
* Version 1.0
*****************************************************************************************/
class UIController extends mx.events.EventDispatcher {
private static var UI_objRef:Object
private var WareaXML_obj:Object;
private var WareaXML:XML;
private var WareaXMLpath:String = "data/Warea.xml";
private var GalleryXML_obj:Object;
private var GalleryXML:XML;
private var GalleryXMLpath:String = "data/Gallery.xml";
private var fontListXML_obj:Object;
private var fontListXML:XML;
private var fontListXMLpath:String = "data/FontList.xml";
private static var isXMLParse:Boolean = false;
//---------- constructor function ---------
function UIController(timeLine) {
UI_objRef = this;
this.WareaXML_obj = new XMLLoader();
this.WareaXML_obj.loadXML(this.WareaXMLpath, "WareaXML");
this.fontListXML_obj = new XMLLoader();
this.fontListXML_obj.loadXML(this.fontListXMLpath, "FontListXML");
this.GalleryXML_obj = new XMLLoader();
this.GalleryXML_obj.loadXML(this.GalleryXMLpath, "GalleryXML");
this.GalleryXML_obj.addEventListener("XMLLoaded", this.initXMLData);
}
private function initXMLData(evt):Void {
if (evt.targetName == 'GalleryXML') {
UI_objRef.GalleryXML = evt.target;
UI_objRef.GalleryXML_obj.removeEventListener();
UI_objRef.initGComboBoxData();
}
if (evt.targetName == 'WareaXML') {
UI_objRef.WareaXML = evt.target;
UI_objRef.GalleryXML_obj.removeEventListener();
UI_objRef.initWComboBoxData();
}
if (evt.targetName == 'FontListXML') {
UI_objRef.fontListXML = evt.target;
UI_objRef.GalleryXML_obj.removeEventListener();
UI_objRef.initFComboBoxData();
}
}
private function initWComboBoxData():Void {
}
private function initGComboBoxData():Void {
}
private function initFComboBoxData():Void {
}
}
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Here is a good option for loading multiple XML file by using this custom .as file
/***************************************************************************************
* Author - Sanjeev Rajput
* Date - 16-July-07
* class is used to load any XML file and dispatch an event when XML is loaded
*****************************************************************************************/
class XMLLoader extends mx.events.EventDispatcher {
//------------ variable Declaration -----------------
public var isLoaded:Boolean = false;
private var xmlObj:XML;
private var fileRef:String;
private static var ref:Object;
//---------- constructor function ---------
function XMLLoader() {
trace('XMLLoader constructor called');
this.xmlObj = new XML();
this.xmlObj.ignoreWhite = true;
}
//---------- XML load function ----------------
public function loadXML(fileRef,param:String) {
this.fileRef = fileRef;
ref = this;
this.xmlObj.onLoad = function(SS:Boolean) {
if (SS) {
//------------ dispatch event when loading complete --------------
ref.dispatchEvent({type:"XMLLoaded", target:this, targetName:param});
} else {
return;
}
};
//--------------- xml file reference ------------------------
this.xmlObj.load(this.fileRef);
}
}
Posted by: sanjeev at August 8, 2007 11:55 PM>>> how to use this class-----
/***************************************************************************************
* Author - Sanjeev Rajput
* Date - 16-July-07
* Version 1.0
*****************************************************************************************/
class UIController extends mx.events.EventDispatcher {
private static var UI_objRef:Object
private var WareaXML_obj:Object;
private var WareaXML:XML;
private var WareaXMLpath:String = "data/Warea.xml";
private var GalleryXML_obj:Object;
private var GalleryXML:XML;
private var GalleryXMLpath:String = "data/Gallery.xml";
private var fontListXML_obj:Object;
private var fontListXML:XML;
private var fontListXMLpath:String = "data/FontList.xml";
private static var isXMLParse:Boolean = false;
//---------- constructor function ---------
function UIController(timeLine) {
UI_objRef = this;
this.WareaXML_obj = new XMLLoader();
this.WareaXML_obj.loadXML(this.WareaXMLpath, "WareaXML");
this.fontListXML_obj = new XMLLoader();
this.fontListXML_obj.loadXML(this.fontListXMLpath, "FontListXML");
this.GalleryXML_obj = new XMLLoader();
this.GalleryXML_obj.loadXML(this.GalleryXMLpath, "GalleryXML");
this.GalleryXML_obj.addEventListener("XMLLoaded", this.initXMLData);
}
private function initXMLData(evt):Void {
if (evt.targetName == 'GalleryXML') {
UI_objRef.GalleryXML = evt.target;
UI_objRef.GalleryXML_obj.removeEventListener();
UI_objRef.initGComboBoxData();
}
if (evt.targetName == 'WareaXML') {
UI_objRef.WareaXML = evt.target;
UI_objRef.GalleryXML_obj.removeEventListener();
UI_objRef.initWComboBoxData();
}
if (evt.targetName == 'FontListXML') {
UI_objRef.fontListXML = evt.target;
UI_objRef.GalleryXML_obj.removeEventListener();
UI_objRef.initFComboBoxData();
}
}
private function initWComboBoxData():Void {
}
private function initGComboBoxData():Void {
}
private function initFComboBoxData():Void {
}
}
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