XML onLoad execution context

Question

i am loading data from an XML file using the XML object. the
XML handling is being done in a class i have defined. the basic
class definition is below (with extraneous code removed).
the issue is that when that "trace" fires, it displays the
contents of the XML object. in other words, the onLoad handler is
executing in the context of the XML object rather than in the
context of the class. so i cannot reference the XML object in the
onLoad handler (ie using "xmlVideo.firstChild"). if i try to access
any of the properties of the XML object using this (ie:
"this.firstChild"), Flash gives me a compile error because the
class does not have any such property.
i have used a similar process to load XML with the
actionscript on a frame rather than in a class. in that case, the
onLoad handler executed in the context of the MovieClip not the
context of the XML object. can anyone tell me how to deal with
this? how can i access the properties of the XML object in the
onLoad handler? better still, how can i persuade the onLoad handler
to execute in the context of the class?

Answer 1

ah... i see. i have used a similar technique in other
circumstances, but i didn't see how to apply it here. thank
you.