Accessing array variables (from XML)  from within  a nested function

Yeah, it will come as undefined, since Flash doesn't know which element you're using...

The onRollOver function should be outside that for since that for is just parsing the data, and it's overwriting the rollOver function everytime it finds a new item, and in the end, "i" doesn't say anything to the function if it's used after the for has finished....

It would also be good to know what are you trying to do - as in, why do you need a rollOver on the same button displaying different data.

-V

hi,

i wrote an xml parser that parses your xml into a flash object for easy referencing.  this might make your life easier.

take the following xml:

<root>
    <main>
        <link>first link</link>
        <link>second link</link>
    </main>
</root>

this will be parsed into:

var xmlobject:Object = XMLParser.parse(xml);
trace(xmlobject.root.main.link[1]); // outputs "second link"

I'm glad you got it working. And thanks a lot, 'cause in the end this is our payment :)... these kind of comments are what make us proud of helping you guys out :).

Now... why it works:

The secret is here:

currentMovie = mainMap.mapCont[linkname[i].attributes.prjRef];                                                

// Here I just save the current iteration (since we're on a for) to a temporal variable (currentMovie) to use it later... BUT that instance name already exists, I'm just using a reference to it :)

currentMovie.myName = linkname[i].attributes.prjName;

// Since MovieClips are so flexible I decide to add some random property (myName) to save whatever information I want and use later (remember that this variable already existed, I'm only adding data to it)

currentMovie.onRollOver = function() {

// Just applying an action to my saved instance

    trace(this.myName);

// And here I just call the variable I added, since I made it for every MovieClip, it shows me it's own specific data. :)
};

Why didn't trace(mainMap.mapCont[linkname[i].attributes.prjRef]); work?

You're on an iteration, the data flows and fills whatever you ask it to do but it doesn't "stay" there, it just does it process then goes back to what it originally was ("i" was undefined outside of the scope of the for). So, since the for gets executed and then finishes, "i" stands for nothing and I'll always get undefined 'cause the value is lost, that's why I need to save it in a variable, preferably making it a property of the object that I'll use later.

Hope this is clear enough... I think I typed too much...

-V