The Joy of Flex

Declare and assign a variable of type XML:

var x:XML = new XML();

my tag inside the XML constructor disappeared

var x:XML = new XML(<root/>);

I’ll start with one, using an HTTPService, you can load an xml file at runtime. Remember to specify the url call the send() method and handle the results

Slightly similar to Daniel’s answer, you could also declare an XML variable like this:

var x:XML = ;


Er… like this:


var x:XML =


You can also load an xml file by using a URLLoader as follows:

private var _xmlLoader:URLLoader;

public function XmlExample() {
this._xmlLoader = new URLLoader();
this._xmlLoader.addEventListener(“complete”,this.parseXML);
this._xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest(“file.xml”));
}

private function parseXML(evt:Event) :void {
var myXML:XML = new XML(this._xmlLoader.data);
}

Is this the third way?

Use a RemoteObject with Adobe LiveCycle to load XML

This is lame but:

var xmlString:String = “model”;
var xml:XML = xmlString as Xml;

….you may do this in an XmlDecode function you define for an HttpService object if the string is passed back from the server.

[Embed(source="file.xml", mimeType="application/octet-stream")]
private var fileClass:Class;

private var xml:XML;

private function initializeXML():void {
var bytes:ByteArray = new fileClass();
xml = new XML(bytes.readUTFBytes(bytes.length));
}

Use the WebService Object to load XML and bind to a local XMLCollection.

David, thanks a lot for the invitation. I can only say WOW! It’s really amazing… I was expecting something cool, but this is really awesome!

thanks again…

XML.ignoreComments = false;
XML.ignoreProcessingInstructions = false;
var x1:XML =

burger
3.95

fries
1.45

in an MXML file:
var xmlData:XML = Yay XML;

in an MXML file:
var xmlData:XML = <root>Yay XML&lt/root>;

Man, it’s hard to write code in these comment boxes!

or using the <model> or <XML> tags:
<model id=”dp” >
<xmlroot>
<dataItem label=”Yay XML” data=”file.jpg” />
</xmlroot>
</model>

Then you can bind from a control:

<list dataprovider=”{dp}” />

Wow, thank you for the invite David!!

Load it via AJAX and pass it to Flash through the ExternalInterface.

Old School


var myXml:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.foo.com/myXml.xml");