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Easy XML Loading util

/ Published in: ActionScript 3
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Simple usage:

var xmlLoader:LoadXMLUtil = new LoadXMLUtil("path_to_xml.xml");
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoaderComplete);

private function onLoaderComplete(event:Event):void{
trace("Loaded XML: ");
trace(xmlLoader.xml);
}

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  1. package utils {
  2.  
  3. 	/*
  4. 	Author: Bassta
  5. 	Simple XML Loadig util - takes on parameter in the constructur function;
  6. 	path_to_xml is String, which tells where the xml file is 
  7. 	Dispatches Event.COMPLETE when the xml is loaded
  8. 	you can retrive the XML by using "xml" getter function
  9. 	*/
  10.  
  11.     import flash.events.*;
  12.     import flash.net.*;
  13.  
  14.     public class LoadXMLUtil extends EventDispatcher{
  15.  
  16.         private var _source:XML;
  17. 		private var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
  18.  
  19.         public function LoadXMLUtil(path_to_xml:String){
  20.             loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete, false, 0, true);
  21.             loader.load(new URLRequest(path_to_xml));
  22.         }
  23.  
  24.         internal function onComplete(event:Event):void{
  25. 			loader.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
  26.             XML.ignoreWhitespace = true;
  27.             _source = new XML(event.target.data);
  28.             dispatchEvent(event.clone());
  29.         }
  30.  
  31.         public function get xml():XML{
  32.             return _source;
  33.         }
  34.  
  35.  
  36.     }//end
  37. }

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