How do I pull XML data by a node name?

Question

I am new to Flash and XML so I hope I am not asking a
completely dumb question. I have figured out how to retrieve data
from and XML file by the node possition but now I would like to
know how to pull it by a specific node name. Here is what I
currently have:
on (rollOver)
myLot = 1;
_root.myInfo =
_root.myXML.childNodes[0].childNodes[this.myLot].childNodes[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
With XML file like this:
<SectionOne>
<Lot1>
<Lot>1</Lot>
<Price>$450,000</Price>
<Status>Active</Status>
</Lot1>
<Lot4>
<Lot>4</Lot>
<Price>$389,000</Price>
<Status>Sold</Status>
</Lot2>
</SectionOne>
What I would like is to pull instead of
childNodes[this.myLot] to pull the node named Lot1. The problem I
have is I don't always have consecutive lot numbers and I don't
want to have to build in blank xml lines for a placeholder. I hope
that makes sense.

Answer 1

Sorry for the delay. I originally posted this on the
newsgroup, but I suppose it did not propagate to here.
What you would do is use a loop statement and compare the
nodeNames.
To see a nodes name such as Lot1 you use:
childNodes[x].nodeName
// Load up the lotNodes object
lotNodes = _root.myXML.childNodes[0];
// Now lotNodes contains all the nodes Lot0, Lot1, Lot2.....
// Iterate through all of lotNodes childNodes and compare the
// nodeName until you find the one you want then drill down
// it to get the info you want.
for( var counter01 = 0;counter01 <
lotNodes.childNodes.length;counter01++){
if(lotNodes.childNodes[counter01].nodeName == "Lot1"){
myInfo =
lotNodes.childNodes[counter01].childNodes[0].childNodes[0].nodeValue;
I have not had time to test this but it should work, I'll
double check it after work.
I hope this helps get you moving forward.
If you have any other problems or can't get it to work, let
me know here or email me. Preferably here, so others can learn and
help.
Scotty
[email protected]