Synchronous and asynchronous xml loading?

Question

I have a nested xml.onLoad within a function (with a return
statement in the function)
I need to wait for the xml.onLoad to be triggered before a
return statement is sent.
Flash does not wait for the xml to finish loading it will
just return "undefined"; If you list variables in the debugger you
will see that the object exists. Because it has had ample time to
load. Has any one come across this issue and if so have you come up
with a solution

Answer 1

Hi,
If your nested xml.onLoad does not work, could you instead
call this at the current xml.onLoad point;
var intervalID = setInterval(checkXmlStatus, 100);
and put this function somewhere before this line;
checkXmlStatus = function() {
if (my_xml_file.loaded) {
clearInterval(intervalID);
// run required actions
Then, when you call my line of code instead of the xml.onLoad
call, the checkXmlStatus function will continually run every 100
milliseconds until your xml file (my_xml_file) has loaded. At this
point, it will run whatever you have placed within the
checkXmlStatus function.
This is how I would approach the problem.
Matt_C_developer