How I can transfer data from the database into a variable (or array)?

Question

I made my application according to the example (http://corlan.org/2009/06/12/working-in-flash-builder-4-with-flex-and-php/). Everything works fine. I changed one function to query the database - add the two parameters and get the value of the table in String format. A test operation shows that all is ok. If I want to display this value in the text area, I simply drag and drop service to this element in the design mode
(<s:TextArea x="153" y="435" id="nameText" text="{getDataMeanResult.lastResult[0].name}"  width="296" height="89"  />).
It also works fine, just a warning and encouraged to use ArrayCollection.getItemAt().
Now I want to send the value to a variable or array, but in both cases I get an error: TypeError: Error #1010: A term is undefined and has no properties..
How can I pass a value from the database into a variable? Thank you.
public var nameTemp:String;
getDataMeanResult.token = authors.getDataMean(arrayOfNumber[0], dir_id);
nameTemp = getDataMeanResult.lastResult[0].name;
public var nameArray:Array = new Array();
for (var i:uint=o; i<3; i++){
getDataMeanResult.token = authors.getDataMean(arrayOfNumber[i], dir_id);
nameArray[i] = getDataMeanResult.lastResult[0].name;
And how i can use syntax highlighting in this forum?

Answer 1

Astraport2012 wrote:
I have to go back to the discussion. The above example works fine when i want to get a single value of the database. But i need to pass an array and get an array, because i want to get at once all the values for all pictures tooltips. I rewrote the proposed Matt PHP-script and it works. However, i can not display the resulting array.
yep, it won't work for Arrays, you'll have to do something slightly more intelligent for them.
easiest way would be to get your PHP to generate XML, then read that into something like an ArrayList on your HTTPService result event (depends what you're doing with it).
for example, you could have the PHP generate XML such as:
<pictures>
     <location>test1.png</location>
     <location>test2.png</location>
     <location>test3.png</location>
     <location>test4.png</location>
     <location>test5.png</location>
     <location>test6.png</location>
</pictures>
then you'll read that in as the ResultEvent, and perform something like this on it
private var tempAC:ArrayList = new ArrayList
protected function getStuff_resultHandler(event:ResultEvent):void
    for each(var item:Object in event.result.pictures)
       var temp:String = (item.@location).toString();
       tempAC.addItem(temp);
in my example on cookies
http://www.mattlefevre.com/viewExample.php?tut=flash4PHP&proj=Using%20Cookies
you'll see an example of how to format an XML structure containing multiple values:
if($_COOKIE["firstName"])
        print "<stored>true</stored>";
        print "<userInfo>
                <firstName>".$_COOKIE["firstName"]."</firstName>
                <lastName>".$_COOKIE["lastName"]."</lastName>
                <userAge>".$_COOKIE["userAge"]."</userAge>
                <gender>".$_COOKIE["gender"]."</gender>
               </userInfo>";
    else
        print "<stored>false</stored>";
which i handle like so
if(event.result.stored == true)
                    entryPanel.title = "Welcome back " + event.result.userInfo.firstName + " " + event.result.userInfo.lastName;
                    firstName.text = event.result.userInfo.firstName;
                    lastName.text = event.result.userInfo.lastName;
                    userAge.value = event.result.userInfo.userAge;
                    userGender.selectedIndex = event.result.userInfo.gender;
depends on what type of Array you're after
from the sounds of it (with the mention of picture tooltips) you're trying to create a gallery with an image, and a tooltip.
so i'd probably adopt something like
<picture>
     <location>example1.png</location>
     <tooltip>tooltip for picture #1</tooltip>
</picture>
<picture>
     <location>example2.png</location>
     <tooltip>tooltip for picture #2</tooltip>
</picture>
<picture>
     <location>example3.png</location>
     <tooltip>tooltip for picture #3</tooltip>
</picture>
etc...
or
<picture location="example1.png" tooltip="tooltip for picture #1"/>
<picture location="example2.png" tooltip="tooltip for picture #2"/>
<picture location="example3.png" tooltip="tooltip for picture #3"/>
etc...