Having some scoping issues.

[Turbs]

Hello all, i am having some trouble working some some XML function and getting some vaules into the root. Maybe someone can help me?

I have this code:

ladderXML = new XML();
ladderXML.load("ladder.xml");
ladderXML.ignoreWhite = true;
ladderXML.onLoad = extractData;


function extractData(success) {
	rootHandler = this.firstChild.childNodes;
	gimble = rootHandler[1].attributes.PicURL;
	trace(gimble)//works;
}
trace(gimble)//unidentified;

As you can see in my commented code the trace which sits outside of the function is unidentified.

I tried using _root.gimble when setting the variable and calling it but this was giving me the same result, which i find very odd as i thought _root worked from anywhere (although bad practice, i know).

Thanks in advance if you can help me understand.
Turbs.

[dawsonk]

It's not a scoping issue so much as it is a time/sequence issue.
When you view the trace output, the 'unidentified' will show up before the 'working' trace. This is because flash doesn't wait for a function to complete, it keeps on processing. So the trace outside the function will happen before the trace inside the function has a chance to happen.

HTH

[Turbs]

Of course, should have realised that. threw in a preloader and it all works fine.

Thanks!