for .... for.... if      loop

I checked it and my valueToSearchFor.length = 3 & myNode.length =1

what do you mean by strip the white space?

do I

valueToSearchFor.ignoreWhite = true;
or
myNode.ignoreWhite = true;

I dont' understand what actually is happening then.
Can you explain what is happening?

thanks,

the valueToSearchFor is
defined before the function as

var valueToSearchFor = myComponent.value;

so it's a component value that I want to use onRelease of a btn
to search the XMLNodes for.

It doesn't have blanks after it or a carriage return that I know of it's just a value I set in the parameters of the myComponent comboBox.

I've figured out the length is referring to the the length of characters in
valueToSearchFor.
(ie...
valueToSearchFor ="Tom" ; // length = 3
valueToSearchFor ="Cliff"; // length =5
)

myNode.length =1 // because why?

var myNode = myXML .childNodes[j].childNodes; is it because of some array issue?

still why would this matter (the length of each being the same)?

sky

does myNode.length = 1 because it is searching at that second only one childNodes?

Also,

I've changed my valueToSearchFor to equal "p" so I have a length of 1, same as the myNode.length.... still nothing. I don't understand why it will not go into the if statment inside my searchXML function.

why o' why???

that's what I thought if they == to each other then the if statement should execute.

I've attached the code minus loading the xml file into an XML object.

I've used the comboBox component and the data types I've tried were "Tom" and "Sally"
Now, when I search inside my XML object for "Tom" or "Sally in the childNodes I can trace
both equal the same but it still does not go into the if statement.

why?

I've even changed both the file to include <name>p</name> and myComp (comboBox instanceName) with the value "p" without whitespace both have a length =1 and still no if statement access.

Is there something wrong with my code?

Here is what I get.

sky

ok... I think I figured out the conversion to object problem.

Now both read myNewNode and myNewValue are both objects containing "p"

But it still will not read the if statment... see attached code.
Am I close?

ok... now I'm lost.. I've looked at kirupa.com and google search to find out how to create:

"bracket notation to resolve the string to an object "

can you give me an example I can "pick apart/study" line by line so I can understand this more (I'd like to be able to truely understand it not just use it for this project) or send a site that I can go to so I know exactly what I'm trying to do?

I know just changing the "new String" to "new Object" won't work in the code posted above.

Hope I'm not frustrating you.

Still doesn't trace inside the if statement?

I can trace to the line above the if statment but does not go inside the statement...
do you know why this might be?

tried that before I replied. no go on that either

still nada!

could it be something to do with the component value or heck I don't get it.

also... to declare the variable an object you only need to add brackets? that's it?

[ stringIsNowAnObject ] ?

Just don't give up on me. I was once told by another member: kglad > all
so you helping me feels like one of the greats helping me.


I've tried the last three codes posted "tl=this" removing the "tl=this" and using this plus the last "if(nodesToLookIn[ i ].childNodes[ j ] [valueToSearchFor] == myNode)"

thanks for clarifying a little more for me in your last reply.

Hi, Neither code worked. I'm posting all my info so you may see something I'm missing elsewhere.

The only other thing is two components on the stage, a button component on the stage and a
comboBox component .

The comboBox has a value of "p" and a data value of "p".
This is just so you may see a step I've not taken.

can you see anthing I must do first other than the code posted?

sky

Here is my xml file:

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<family>
<person>
<myname>p</myname>
<comments>That's my ol' man!</comments>
</person>
<person>
<myname>Silly Sally</myname>
<comments>She's so funny</comments>
</family>

I'm still struggling with this Object and String problem

I'm getting the myNodes = Object & valueToSearchFor = String

I'm wanting them to be the same correct so I can check for equality?

THE CODE WORKS. I was using the xml file to just to test this project.

One more question. I've been reading about searching XML on Kirupa.com
and I want to add the nodeValue[s] of my search into the myResults Array.
I thought everytime I entered into the if statment I could use:

myResults.push(this(nodesToLookIn[ i ].childNodes)); // I know this code is wrong but something like it is what I'm trying to do.

this would add all the childNodes for that person into an array (myResults) as elements. My ultimate goal is something like this with the myResult:

myResult = [{myName:"p", comments: "thats my ol man";}
{myName:"p", comments:"hey man"}];

or something along those lines so I could load each item from the myResults array into text fields and image names into mc's.

Am I out there on this idea or is it possible? If so, am I close to doing this?

Thanks Kglad for all the help.

I've been working on my own little project for awhile and it went from searching an AS Array and placing the elements into seperate MC's which inside them load all the elements for each "valueToSearchFor" into dynamic text boxes and image paths load into mc's to display pictures.

I'm back on track now that you've helped me. I've got a ways to go. I have a prototype I used before with the AS associates array but now I don't think I can use it. I'm going to try another avenue instead of the Array.prototype for this.

I'm going to try using :

loadName= myResults[ i ] [ 0 ];
loadComment = myResults[ i ] [ 1 ];

like I used the Array.prototype to create this before:

email_txt.text = searchResult [ i ].email;

if you see an automatic problem with this please let me know.
else, I'm going to venture back into the relm of "self searching" to
continue my little project.

I really appreciate your help and time... Man, couldn't have done it without ya.
I've been working on this problem for 2 months now.

Thanks a bunch, and I'm sure...wait, I KNOW, I'll have more questions in the future I hope you will help with.

thanks for everything.

Thanks again,

I used it (pre XML) like this:
my "search.swf" loads into a "main.swf" and the result loads "searchResults.swf " into the "main.swf" onRelease...

searchCriteria in my code = comboBox.value
searchBy = a string // set when "onRelease" was executed to tell what element in the array to look for.

I hope you can picture what I'm doing here.
At least that was before XML was introduced into my life.

Now I'm trying to get the searched value from my comboBox.value, search the XML file for the value
once found it loads it into the mc's of my returnSearch.swf.

anyway you probably don't need to know all that but here is my prototype array and how it is used pre XML