xml node can I use Cdata?

[mgason]

Hi,
I am using CDATA with success in my xml but now the client wants to apply it to the Node Title, see the xml sample below. There are multiple <picture> values per node.
Do I need to add a field to the xml for title and change my flash file to display that, or can I allow formatting of "Title"? using CDATA somehow?

<node title="ABOUT">
        <picture>
            <menu_label>ABOUT</menu_label>
            <thumb>About.jpg</thumb>
            <img>img/images/USBank/About.swf</img>
            <desc_head_label>CAMPAIGN:</desc_head_label>
            <desc_head> Dichos</desc_head>
            <client_label> CLIENT:</client_label>
            <client_name>US BANK </client_name>
            <sector_label>SECTOR:</sector_label>
            <sector>BANKING</sector>
            <desc_label>DESCRIPTION:</desc_label>
            <desc><![CDATA[This is HTML formatted text which can support links 1 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet ...]]> </desc>
            <collab_label1>ILLUSTRATOR:</collab_label1>
            <collab_name1>Phyllis Jones</collab_name1>
            <collab_label2>COPY WRITER:</collab_label2>
            <collab_name2>Lance Armstrong</collab_name2>
            <collab_label3>VIDEOGRAPHER:</collab_label3>
            <collab_name3>Aberto Mussolini</collab_name3>
            <link>http://www.gasolicious.com</link>
        </picture>
        
        </node> 

thanks Mark

[silentweed]

As far as I know you cant use CDATA for attributes. You will have to create a new Node and change your flash file

[mgason]

I had the code working with the attribute, now I am trying to get it to work with a tag. I would really appreciate some help, supposed to go live tomorrow
Thanks Mark

Here is a simple version of my xml and my button AS3

    <node title="ABOUT">
        <picture>
            <menu_label><![CDATA[ABOUT | <font color="#0073B2">SPANISH</FONT>]]></menu_label>
            <thumb>1.jpg</thumb>
            <img>img/images/USBank/About.swf</img>
            <desc_label>DESCRIPTION:</desc_label>
            <desc><![CDATA[ some formatted stuff ]]> </desc>
        </picture>        
        </node> 

here is the code that sets up the menu buttons
the commented out line is the one that successfully fed the node TITLE to the button.
Now I would like to feed it <menu_label>so I can use CDATA.
Do I need to have menu label defined in every <picture>?
I can not get it to appear, my buttons are blank
here is the AS3 code

private function initButtonsLeft():void {//we attach all buttons from left and give them actions for roll over, out and press
            for (var j:int = 0; j < xml.node.length(); j++) {
                var but:btn = new btn();//btn is the movieclip from library, attached auto
                but.y = j * (but.height);
                menu_container.addChild(but);
                but.buttonMode = true;
                but.txt_mc.txt.selectable  = false;
                but.mouseChildren = false;
                //var txtName:String = xml.node[j].@title;//title assigned from xml
                var txtName:String = xml.node.picture.menu_label//my attempt
                but.txt_mc.txt.htmlText = txtName.toUpperCase();
                but.id = j;
                
                but.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, overBtn);
                but.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, outBtn);
                but.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickBtn);                
            }                
            
            initThumbs(1);//first gallery initialized
        } 

[mgason]

Doh!!!!!

Just got it working

var txtName:String = xml.node[j].picture.menu_label//title assigned from xml