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Flash/Flex change xml data according to time

Hi All,

Busy with a project, but need help to compile a flash/flex component to change data got from XML according to time.

Here is my XML sample:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<catalog>
   <dj id="00h00>
      <onair>Gambardella, Matthew</onair>
      <showname>Grave Shift</showname>
      <image>http://www.domain.com/app/images/matthew.png</image>
      <blog>http://www.domain.com/blog/mattheew</blog>
      <email>matthew@domain.com</email>
   </dj>
   <dj id="03h00>
      <onair>Delport, Mardi</onair>
      <showname>After Night</showname>
      <image>http://www.domain.com/app/images/mardi.png</image>
      <blog>http://www.domain.com/blog/mardi</blog>
      <email>mardi@domain.com</email>
   </dj>
</catalog>

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What i need is a way to display the details according to different times (radio station). When on certain time, the component change the data gotten from XML document.

Please help :)

petiex

You can build a string like the ones you have in the dj id value from the current date object, and then, since alphabetical order and time order are the same in this case, the first dj time slot that is in the past will be the active one:

private function chooseDJ(x:XML):XML{
            var date:Date = new Date();
            var nowH:int = date.getHours();
            var nowM:int = date.getMinutes();
            var activeDj:XML = null;
            var nowStr:String = (nowH > 9?"":"0")+nowH+"h"+(nowM > 9?"":"0")+nowM;
            for each (var dj:XML in x.dj){
                if(dj.id < nowStr){
                    activeDj = dj;
                    break;
                }
            }
            return activeDj;
        }

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petiex

Then, of course, if the current time is earlier than the earliest time slot, you cycle through the dj xmls to get the latest timeslot...

private function chooseDJ(x:XML):XML{
            var date:Date = new Date();
            var nowH:int = date.getHours();
            var nowM:int = date.getMinutes();
            var activeDj:XML = null;
            var latestSlot:XML = null;
            var nowStr:String = (nowH > 9?"":"0")+nowH+"h"+(nowM > 9?"":"0")+nowM;
            for each (var dj:XML in x.dj){
                if(!latestSlot || latestSlot.id < dj.id){
                    latestSlot = dj;
                }
                if(dj.id < nowStr){
                    activeDj = dj;
                    break;
                }
            }
            if(activeDj == null){
               activeDj = latestSlot;
             }
            return activeDj;
        }

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VeyronSA

ASKER

Ok, lol. Now i dont know how to integrate :D. A big beginner and a Newbie with this, can you show me please.

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VeyronSA

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Genius!!!! Give this man a Medal!

Thanks