Nodes named <text> in E4X

**daveystew** · 06-15-2009, 03:39 PM

HI all,

I must admit I'm not enjoying getting my head around E4X. The latest issue is I can't access any nodes in my tree which have the tag name "text":

Code:

<root>
    <section>
        <text>Hello</text>
    </section>
</root>

This doesn't work...

code:
root..text

...I'm guessing because ActionScript thinks I am trying to say "root..text()".

This works...

code:

root.section['text']

...but it means I need to know the path first which defeats the purpose of E4X!

Does anyone know a way round this, or do I need to change my tag names to something else?

Cheers,
Dave

**daveystew** · 06-15-2009, 03:55 PM

OK, I got it. Slightly convoluted, but I guess I'm still learning the power of this new syntax:

code:

var list:XMLList = xml..*.elements('text');

**a_modified_dog** · 06-15-2009, 04:02 PM

Hi and welcome,

As i understand it, E4X is a new extension to JavaScript that adds direct support for XML to JavaScript.
(with limited browser support)

a typical example is -

Code:

var x = new XML();

x=
<note>
<from>Jani</from>
<body>Don't forget me</body>
</note>;

For the example above, the JavaScript statement: document.write(x.from)
will produce the output: Jani

I posted the above before seeing your reply.
Glad you're sorted

**daveystew** · 06-15-2009, 04:12 PM

Thanks for the welcome MD. Yup, I found some rather good links and am slowly getting my head round it!

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