For XML that looks like the following response from Yahoo’s weather service: When you need to access the nodes with complex node names such as yweather:location think XML namespaces. In the above example, look for the xmlns declaration in the rss node – xmlns:yweather=’http://xml.weather.yahoo.com/ns/rss/1.0′. Creating a Namespace object using the declaration will allow us to [...]
More Flexible Code – Programming to an Interface
Keep your code flexible – program to interfaces. What does this mean? Well there are a few things that we need to discuss before we can really answer that question. For this discussion you’ll need a decent understanding of Object Oriented programming…but, hey if you don’t have that it still may make some sense anyhow [...]
Continious Integration for Flash and Flex
Lately I’ve been working with CruiseControl, a continuous integration tool, and unit testing (ASUnit and FlexUnit) for our ActionScript 2, ActionScript 3/Flex projects. With the help of a couple of some great posts from eyefodder and Peter Martin, I’ve finally come up with a nice little system that isn’t too much of a headache to [...]
Dispatching a custom event
There are many common events for Flex components, such as the click or change events. These events are very usefull and great for many situations. Your application or custom component may require more from an event than is provided in these built-in events. Not a problem! You can dispatch any of the predefined events inherited [...]
by on March 22, 2007
