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Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Evan Mullins — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:02:28 -0000

@BlueRaja - not a bad idea. I hope most everyone is able to use as3 by now if they are in flash and never came back to update this old post. We did discuss as2 vs as3 in the comments though. Hope that helped you.

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

BlueRaja — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:13:45 -0000

Since this is one of the top hits on google..
https://www.google.com/sear...
..you should mention (at the very top of the page) that this is for AS2, and that AS3 has similar functionality built-in via E4X.

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Akella — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:59:40 -0000

I need to find id say 44. how do I make a method that from this CML finds the right id and (44) and return me a line Parent = -9?

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

davea0511 — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 08:18:32 -0000

On a related note: "readable object serialization" ... the routine I've linked below doesn't convert to or from XML, but it does take your flash objects and serializes them into an easy-to-read string, from which it can recreate the object. MUCH easier to read datafiles in this format compared to XML datafiles:

http://kionetics.com/progra...

It's just in AS2, but I'd like to do an AS3 version some time in the future.

Of course, ideally you want many if not most of your parameters stored in individual database fields so this seems moot, but you may have complex data objects that need no parsing outside your program, and which you might want to inspect or view as a well formatted object, in which case it makes sense to serialize them with this routine and store it as a string for each record in a single database field. It's nice keeping your db-field-count at a minimum too.

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Evan Mullins — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:54:07 -0000

@Josh - actually I wouldn't recommend using this with as3 since it handles xml so differently and better than as2 did. Check this post for xml and as3: http://www.kirupa.com/devel... AS3 already does what I was looking for in this xml2object! So that's good news for you, I hope!

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Josh — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:00:19 -0000

Hey Evan,
nice tutorial, thank you. I found this one after viewing your AS2 version. I only know AS3 and am trying to use this example but in the simplicity you did the AS2 tutorial.

So right now I'm trying to strip everything out and have my html page with the embedded flash simply display all the hex codes for your colour variable, in other words, just a list of the items separated by the commas.

Thing is I keep getting errors and cannot exactly tell what code has to stay and what can go.....any help?!

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

davea0511 — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:56:56 -0000

this is also worth checking out ... http://indivision-codebase-...

look in the classes/net/indivision/data directory and there is a great XML->Obj and Obj-> XML tool.

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Mariano — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:57:22 -0000

Does anyone know how to apply this class to an XML which is not a file?
I have PHP function which imports data back into Flash in XML form, but I'm having problems parsing it.

Thanks in advance,
Mariano

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Evan Mullins — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:20:45 -0000

Not to sure about large files, I hadn't tested this too extensively. Let us know what you find if you don't mind, Thanks!

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Jennifer — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:02:53 -0000

Evan,

Awesome class! I'm stuck on AS2 for a project that won't move to AS3 any time soon. I was parsing my own XML, but this is much easier. It works great on my little XML file. How does it do with large files?

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Marc — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:22:41 -0000

Wowzers..

I'm writing some code to deal with a massive amount of XML data and faced with bug fixing in the dark I was ready to bang my head against a brickwall until I saw your little trace function there.. that is a real life saver.. thanks a lot for that!!

Cheers
M.

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Evan Mullins — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:42:20 -0000

@Bart - Yes, but note this is for as2, this xml to object is pre e4x, there are multiple ways to do it, but some as2 developers still could find uses for it. Good luck with the deserialiser.

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Evan Mullins — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:42:20 -0000

@Bart - Yes, but note this is for as2, this xml to object is pre e4x, there are multiple ways to do it, but some as2 developers still could find uses for it. Good luck with the deserialiser.

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

wiibart — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:54:06 -0000

Xml to Object, is that not what e4x does? wich is available in my Flex/Air projects

I am looking for a deserialize to a custom type

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

tekkie — Fri, 08 May 2009 11:31:43 -0000

Yup, it's all ActionScript 2. Thinks like XMLNode are not working with only 1 parameter in AS3 etc.

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

tekkie — Fri, 08 May 2009 07:31:43 -0000

Yup, it's all ActionScript 2. Thinks like XMLNode are not working with only 1 parameter in AS3 etc.

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Michael — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:46:19 -0000

Evan,
do you have an AS3 version of this?

Thanks.

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Michael — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:46:19 -0000

Evan,
do you have an AS3 version of this?

Thanks.

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Evan Mullins — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:13:51 -0000

@Mark - Looks like a fun assignment! Good luck with that.

This post may help you and I'd definitely recommend Keith Peters for the background on gravity

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Evan Mullins — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 08:13:51 -0000

@Mark - Looks like a fun assignment! Good luck with that.

This post may help you and I'd definitely recommend Keith Peters for the background on gravity

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Mark — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:38:57 -0000

Can any one help me with this

Create a Flash Movie: 550 x 400 pixels.
2. Write 2 external ActionScript files, one of which MUST be the Document
Class.
3. Code a Rectangle with a Blue border and fill it with a Red and Greed Gradient
at a 45 degree angle. (Use the second ActionScript file for this)
4. Add 10 instances of this Rectangle to the stage, randomly placing them along
the TOP of the movie, one per second, for 10 seconds.
5. As soon as a square is added, it should start falling to the bottom of the
movie, where it bounces before coming to a stop.
Â· There should be NO Timeline animation of any kind, in-fact, there should be
nothing on any Frame of the .fla file at all.
Â· The Library of the .fla file should also be completely EMPTY.
Â· You are allowed to use no more than 60 lines of code, spread over the 2
allowed ActionScript Files.
Â· You must send the .fla file, together with the 2 ActionScript files in for
evaluation.

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Mark — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:38:57 -0000

Can any one help me with this

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Gold Coast Login — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:57:40 -0000

Very nice.

great for transferring info to and from Flash using xml and easily
being able to grab info.

Phil

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Gold Coast Login — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:57:40 -0000

Very nice.

great for transferring info to and from Flash using xml and easily
being able to grab info.

Phil

Re: XML and Flash Actionscript made Easy | Parse XML to Object | Tutorial

Free Tarot — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:45:51 -0000

Wow. Thank you! In the past I've been in too much of a hurry to even try to work with ActionScript's stupidly complicated XML handling. On one recent project, I just imported the whole XML file as text, and parsed it using string functions for the bits I needed. (Not very elegant at all, I know.. but in terms of coding time, it was much quicker).

This is extremely sweet though. (In fact, what you've done here is sort of how I thought XML handling in ActionScript *would* work before I found out otherwise).

Very nice. Very nice.

-Popo