Adding node to XMLList

[blu3]

I have the following 'myXML' XML object:

<layout>
<region id="main" left="295" width="458" top="35" height="343"/> 
<region id="subs" left="265" width="520" top="440" height="50" />
<region id="links" left="45" width="150" top="70" height="180" />
<region id="video" left="48" width="160" top="330" height="125" />
<region id="links-down" left="45" width="150" top="165" height="95"/>
<region id="links-small" left="45" width="150" top="60" height="100"/>
</layout>

and '<region>' nodes loaded inside a XMLList object called 'xml_list':

var xml_list:XMLList = new XMLList(myXML.region);

and i would like to add for example this node to that XMLList:

<region id="test" left="0" width="0" top="0" height="0"/>

How can i accomplish that?

thanks in advance,
best regards

[cancerinform]

myXML is the XML object:

myXML.region.(@id=="links-small").appendChild('<region id="test" left="0" width="0" top="0" height="0"/>');

[blu3]

Thank you, i though there was maybe something similar to 'appendChild' method but for XMLList object.

best regards

[cancerinform]

Then you need to write in that way.

var xml_list:XMLList = new XMLList(myXML.region.(@id=="links-small"));
xml_list.appendChild('<region id="test" left="0" width="0" top="0" height="0"/>');

Only one list item is allowed.

[blu3]

Only one list item is allowed.

That was the problem i obviously had, thanks for explanation.

cheers

[atRax]

If I am right XMLList doesn't have the same methods as XML therefore you cant appendChild but XMLList acts just like XML in term of how it handle ecma.

but I haven't try appendChild on a Xlist before... maybe it works

[cancerinform]

An XMLList object with one element is treated like an XML object and all the methods as for the XML object apply but not when there are more than one element in the XMLList object.

[blu3]

I tried that but it didn't work, that's why i thought that maybe there is a similar method but for XMLList. Thanks for everything cancerinform

cheers

[cancerinform]

I tried that but it didn't work, that's why i thought that maybe there is a similar method but for XMLList.

var xml_list:XMLList = new XMLList(myXML.region);

This is not one element but several elements.

[blu3]

That's where i made a mistake i guess, didn't realize it. Everyhing should work fine now.

When it comes to xml, i have one more question if it's not too much to ask. I am trying to check wheater 'test' node contains 'xmlns' attribute or not. I tried with:

var xml:XML = new XML (<test xmlns="http://www.test.com">
                              </test>);

if (xml.attribute("id") == null){
  trace("Attribute doesn't exist...");
}else{
  trace ("Attribute exists...");
}

But i get 'Attribute exists' wheather it really exists or not, and if i rename 'xmlns' attribute to something else than it works I understand that 'xmlns' is special attribute but still, how can i check wheather it exists in node or not?

thanks,
best regards

[cancerinform]

if (xml.attribute("id")==undefined)

In your example xmlns is not recognized as an attribute but as a namespace declaration (xml.namespaceDeclarations()). You need to be careful there.

[blu3]

if (xml.attribute("id")==undefined)

In your example xmlns is not recognized as an attribute but as a namespace declaration (xml.namespaceDeclarations()). You need to be careful there.

I see, but that's in fact what i need to do - check wheather 'xmlns' (i posted 'id' attribute as an exmaple thinking that it's the same whatever attibute i check which obviously isn't true) namspace declaration exists or not and usual mehods don't work

[cancerinform]

You need to write it this way if you are looking for xmlns specifically:

var xml:XML = new XML (<test xmlns="yoursite.com" test="mysite.com">
                              </test>);

if (xml.namespaceDeclarations() == "")
{
    trace ("nsd doesn't exist...");
}
else
{
    trace ("nsd exists...");
}
if (xml.attribute("id") == undefined)
{
    trace ("Attribute doesn't exist...");
}
else
{
    trace ("Attribute exists...");
} 

[blu3]

I get it now, thanks a lot for everything cancerinform. I really appreciate it.

cheers