Goal: minimize the amount of code rewrite involved in creating XML-based menus in Flash. You can customize the Class to match the structure of your XML file.
class org.thesourcecode.utils.XMLMenu extends MovieClip { //declare your variables private var _i:Number; private var _j:Number; private var _mainTL; private var _btns:XML; private var _butz:Array; private var _tmpX:Number; private var _tmpY:Number; private var _btn; private var _xmlfile:String; private var _menutarget:MovieClip; private var _space:Number; private var _vertical:Boolean; public function XMLMenu() { }//end constructor public function buildMenu( file:String,target:MovieClip, space:Number, vertical:Boolean ) { _buildIt( file, target, space, vertical ); }//end public function private function _buildIt( filesource, destination, separation, isVertical ) { _xmlfile = filesource; _btns = new XML(); _btns.ignoreWhite = true; _btns.onLoad = function() { _menutarget = destination; _space = separation; _vertical = isVertical; _mainTL = _menutarget._parent; _butz = this.firstChild.childNodes; for (_i=0,_j=1; _i<_butz .length; _i++,_j++) { _space = _i*separation; if (_vertical) { _tmpX = 0; _tmpY = _space; } else { _tmpX = _space; _tmpY = 0; } _btn = _menutarget.attachMovie( "btn","btn"+_j,_i+100,{_x:_tmpX,_y:_tmpY} ); _btn.selector._visible = false; _btn.sec.lbl.text = _butz[_i].attributes.lbl; _btn.loc = _butz[_i].attributes.loc; _btn.hdr = _butz[_i].attributes.hdr; _btn.desc = _butz[_i].attributes.desc; _btn.onRollOver = _mainTL.rollover; _btn.onRollOut = _mainTL.rollout; _btn.onPress = _mainTL.select; _mainTL.btns.push( "btn"+_j ); } } _btns.load( _xmlfile ); }//end main menu function }//end class
Download the easy-install extension here.
Documentation can be found here.
