Creating a function and return something from an XML file

Question

Hi!
I'm working with timeline actionscript. I want to create a function that loads my xmlfile and returns an xmlobject with the file's content.
This is what I got so far:
my_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, getXML("myxml.xml")); //1067: Implicit coercion of a value of type void to an unrelated type Function.
function getXML(fn:String):void{
     var infoLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
     infoLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);
     infoLoader.load(new URLRequest(fn));
     var myXML:XML = xmlLoaded(); //1136: Incorrect number of arguments.  Expected 1.
     trace(myXML);
function xmlLoaded(e:Event):XML{
     return e.target.data;
     //trace(e.target.data);
Can anyone take a look and perhaps point me in the right direction?
Thanks

Answer 1

I have never used a listcomponent, so I can only help with the steps before filling it with data.
I think you should at start of your application load the XML with filenames and just after it's completed, e.g. in Event.COMPLETE handler, load all other XMLs looping through filenamesXML, like this
var filenamesXML:XML;
var XMLsToLoad:uint = 0;
function filenamesXMLLoaded(e:Event):void
     filenamesXML = XML(e.target.data);
     XMLsToLoad =  filenamesXML.filenames.children().length();
     for (var i:uint =1; i < filenamesXML.filenames.children().length(); i++)
              getXML( filenamesXML.filenames.children()[i] ); // the function from my previous post, don't forget to implement it
//modify the minor xml load handler from the previous post
function xmlLoaded(e:Event):void
     var loadedXML:XML = XML(e.target.data);   
     xmlArray.push(loadedXML);
     XMLsToLoad--;
//assign the one click handler to all buttons, a loop here would be quite handy
function clickHandler(e:MouseEvent):void
     if (XMLsToLoad == 0) //check if all xmls have been completely loaded
          switch (e.target.name) // swith by clicked button's instance name
               case "button_1":
                    // here you have to implement supplying listcomponent with data, I think a loop again will be a good idea
                    break;
               case "button_2":
                    // ibid.
                    break;
Regards,
gc