What is XML?

XML is a language similiar to html that is used to hold data so that it can be transfered and used in many formats and programs. For example you could use a xml file to hold all of the information that a flash, director, and html file all use, this allows you to edit just the xml to change the information in the other programs using that file.

Example of xml and what each row is called:

XML and Flash

download files- must have flash mx

In order to combine XML and Flash you need to write and xml file and know some flash actionscripting. Here is the code to call and xml file from flash:


getXML = new XML();
getXML.ignoreWhite = true;
getXML.onLoad = loadXMLFile;
getXML.load("password.xml");

The Flash files that I have created will call a password and username from a xml file and load them into flash. Here is the code that I used:

//created by techruler.com
//this function calls the xml files nodes
function loadXMLFile(){
//checks my xml into pop up window
trace("xml declaration: " + this.xmlDecl);
trace("number of children: " + this.firstChild.childNodes.length);
trace("number of siblings: " + this.firstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes.length);
trace(" ");
//loads xml
root = this.firstChild;
child = this.firstChild.childNodes[0];
siblingOne = root.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].childNodes[0];
siblingTwo = root.childNodes[0].childNodes[0].nextSibling.childNodes[0];
trace("root: " + root.nodeName);
trace("child: " + child.nodeName);
trace("siblingOne: " + siblingOne.nodeValue);
trace("siblingTwo: " + siblingTwo.nodeValue);
//declared what values username and password are
userName = siblingOne.nodeValue;
passWord = siblingTwo.nodeValue;
}

//loads the xml file. This is the standard code for loading an
//xml document
getXML = new XML();
getXML.ignoreWhite = true;
getXML.onLoad = loadXMLFile;
getXML.load("password.xml");
//this is the code for the button and checks if the username and
//password match
myButton.onRelease = function(){
if (userName==userNa && passWord==pass) {
gotoAndPlay("load");
}else { other="you are wrong"}
}
stop();