Sen's XML menu - 2 actions?

[lunatic]

Hi all,

I am using Senocular's xml menu from this tutorial:

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/xml_dropdown_menu.htm

I have created a couple of my own actions including one that loads an external text file into a dynamic text box.

My question is, is it possible to assign two actions, each with their own variable, to an item in my xml file? So for example if you were to click on a button in the menu it would load a simple message into one textbox using one action/variable combo and also load an external file into another textbox using a different action/variable combo?

How could I achieve this?

thanks :hr:

[scotty]

Create an extra childNode in your xml?

scotty(-:

[lunatic]

Can I do that without having it appear in the menu? I basically new two actions for one button.

:hr:

[senocular]

you will probably have to create a new Action function that will specifically call your two functions. If I remember, the setup of the menu only allows one "variable" to be passed. However, you can pass a list of comma separated parameters that you can use split() with once passed into the double function action. You can then regulate what gets passed where.

variables="1,2,3"

[lunatic]

Okay so for example I've got this right now:



Actions.gotoURL = function(urlVar){
getURL(urlVar, "_blank");
};
Actions.message = function(msg){
message_txt.text = msg;
};
Actions.listURL = function(links){
loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load(links);
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
// trace(success);
message_txt.html = true;
message_txt.htmlText = this.linkstxt;
}
}
}


You are saying that I can combine them into one kind of super action that accepts three variables, has three functions (one for each), and then in the xml doc I can just pass any or all of the variables?

:hr:

[senocular]

well for whatever combination you need, you'll need to make a new Action function. Then the variable you pass it will be one single string, but that function will need to divide that string using split so it can extract multiple variables from it. For example


Actions.messageAndGotoURL = function(variableString){
args = variableString.split(",");
message_txt.text = args[0];
getURL(args[1], "_blank");
};


<item name="bob" action="messageAndGotoURL " variables="myMessage,www.kirupa.com"/>

[lunatic]

And so you'd have to have a separate action to do all three? :hugegrin:



Actions.superAction = function(variableString){
args = variableString.split(",");
message_txt.text = args[0];
getURL(args[1], "_blank");
loadText = new loadVars();
loadText.load(args[2]);
loadText.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
// trace(success);
message_txt.html = true;
message_txt.htmlText = this.linkstxt;
}
}
};




<item name="bob" action="superAction" variables="myMessage,www.kirupa.com,files/myfile.txt"/>



Also, by using a comma that means you couldn't have a comma in the myMessage statement eh? Alternatively, can you use anything to split a string? Specify the number 8 or use a * or something?

Sorry for the stupid questions.

:hr:

[senocular]

yeah, you can use anything. a pipe can be common "|" and if you want to be fancy, how about a not "¬" which I use from time to time (usually denotes a new line)

... so long as its a valid character for attributes ;)

[lunatic]

OK, it all makes SENse. Thanks. :love: