[RESOLVED] XML dynamic text

[laurabeth]

Hi,
I need help.
I am making a video player, and I don't ussually use XML but I wanted it to be a little easier to edit than pervious ones i've made.
I've been using the book "Flash Video for Professionals" by Lisa Larson and Renee Costantini. instead of spending more time on this I thought I'd post it and hope for the best!

Everything was perfect, but now my boss wants me to add this drawer that comes out with a text description about each video title.

basically, since i'm already done, I just want to add in an element to my XML and not have to do it a different way.

THE PROBLEM
The way I have my as and xml set up, it loads the data for "longdesc" just not in conjunction with the "desc" like I want it too.



Here is some of my code, the part that loads the xml

var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("playlistXML.xml"));


function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void {
var playlistXML:XML = new XML(event.target.data);
var item:XML;
for each (item in playlistXML.videoname) {
trace("item: "+item.attribute("flvurl").toXMLString());
trace("item:"+item.attribute("longdesc").toXMLStri ng());
this.selections.selection_desc.text = (item.attribute("longdesc").toXMLString());

myList.addItem({label:item.attribute("desc").toXML String(),


data:item.attribute("flvurl").toXMLString()});



}




//select the first video
myList.selectedIndex = 0;
//And automatically play it
myFLVPlybk.play(myList.selectedItem.data);
}


function listListener(event:Event) {
myFLVPlybk.play(event.target.selectedItem.data);

}
myList.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, listListener);

MY XML FILE:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<playlist>


<videoname
flvurl="videos/one.flv"
desc="Popeye for President President "
longdesc="111Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit "/>


<videoname
flvurl="videos/two.flv"
desc="Vote for Popeye"
longdesc="222Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit " />

<videoname
flvurl="videos/three.flv"
desc="video test in list "
longdesc="333 ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit " />

<videoname
flvurl="videos/four.flv"
desc="Vote for Popeye video four"
longdesc="444 ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit "/>



</playlist>

Thank you in advance!!!

[cancerinform]

You can add another item to the array:

myList.addItem ({label:item.attribute("desc").toXMLString(),data: item.attribute("flvurl").toXMLString(),text:item.a ttribute("longdesc").toXMLString()});

and get it by this way:


function listListener (event:Event)
{
//myFLVPlybk.play (event.target.selectedItem.data);
trace(event.target.selectedItem.label);
trace(event.target.selectedItem.data);
trace(event.target.selectedItem.text);
}
myList.addEventListener (Event.CHANGE, listListener);

[laurabeth]

Thank you thank you thank you. I'm going to try it out right now. Thanks so much

[laurabeth]

It worked ! thanks so much!!! I understand what I was doing wrong now.

BUT
instead of "SelectedItem" is there a term that would make this text show up when I rolled over the item in the listbox?

Thanks again!

[laurabeth]

Is it possible to have a rollover effect for each item in a list?
The long description just shows up on rollover not select?

I want the text ("longdesc") to show up on a list item rollover not on selectedItem.

I've tried everything...

[laurabeth]

Incase anyone else ever needs to know how to have something show up on rollover like a preview. import fl.events.ListEvent;

myList.addEventListener(ListEvent.ITEM_ROLL_OVER,t est);

function test (e:ListEvent)
{
trace (e);
trace (e.item.text);
selection_desc.text = (e.item.text);

}

[cancerinform]

Thanks for sharing . I somehow did not keep track of the post any more.

[laurabeth]

Thanks for sharing . I somehow did not keep track of the post any more.

I had to share it took me forever to figure out
hopefully someone someday will be looking for it
Thanks for your help!