How to manipulate instances?

Question

Hi,
I am having trouble manipulating instances of xml loaded
pictures. I want to change their x and y position and tween them
etc. I have loaded them onto the stage from an xml file, and given
them all individual names but the most I can do now is either move
them all together, spread them evenly on an x or y axis, or remove
one of them using getChildByName. What I can't do is what I want to
do, which is place 20 or so images in an exact place, ie. a square.
My main difficulty seems to be that I don't know how to reference
an individual xml node and move it. Any suggestions very welcome.
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi,
Thanks for your response, that's all quite clear. Yes, I am
using a loop. My issue is that they all load to the same place
unless I set the x and y incrementally. I don't know how to set the
x and y by referring to their instance names. This would be a good
start. However, ultimately what I want is for them to load to the
same point then tween out to a square. Here is the code I have been
using:
import fl.transitions.Tween;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
import fl.transitions.TweenEvent;
var imageLoader:Loader;
var xml:XML;
var xmlList:XMLList;
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var xTween:Tween;
var yTween:Tween;
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest ("data/images.xml"));
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);
function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void
xml = XML(event.target.data);
xmlList = xml.children();
for(var i:int = 0; i < xmlList.length(); i++)
imageLoader = new Loader();
imageLoader.load(new URLRequest(xmlList
.attribute("mini-thumb")));
imageLoader.name = xmlList.attribute("source");
addChild(imageLoader)
xTween = new Tween(imageLoader, "x", Strong.easeOut,60,60 +
i * 40,2,true)
yTween = new Tween(imageLoader, "y", Strong.easeOut,100,100
+ i * 40,2,true)
}