how to add RSS Reader/Webpage into flash

[hinomotoblade]

Hello, do you know how to show the RSS Reader / webpage in my flash?..

In flash we that some component can load image from internet with UILoader, and
can we show the webpage?.. Or there some tools / script that we use?..

For Example i want to show the google page inside my flash, not open the url with flash, but inside my flash..
If open url with flash we use NavigateToURL right?..

Sry for my poor english again~

Really2 need help for this case, a little help thats really appreciate..

Thank you very much

[Ronald Wernecke]

Flash is not realy a browser.
So html-support is limited.

You can insert html content into a textArea by assigning the source to the htmlText attribut of the textArea.

I am not sure, if this is enough for google adds - never tried before

Give feedback, if it works

[hinomotoblade]

Okayyyyy

I wanna try that first, then i will tell you the result later

Thank you very much Ronald

[hinomotoblade]

Hello, Ronald i got it~

How to insert RSS Reader / web page in our flash..
U are right that use the HTML Text in the text Area..

First find the RSS Reader Service first then this is my script..

Code:

var hinoXML:XML = new XML();
hinoXML.ignoreWhitespace = true;
var hinoXMLURL:String = "http://alaashaker.wordpress.com/feed/";
var hinoRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(hinoXMLURL);
var hinoLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
hinoLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
hinoLoader.load(hinoRequest);
function completeHandler(event:Event):void {
hinoXML = new XML(hinoLoader.data);
for (var i:String in hinoXML.channel.item){
hinoList.addItem({label:""+hinoXML.channel.item[i].title});
}
}
function viewWebPage(evt:Event):void {
    var list:XMLList =
                hinoXML.channel.item[evt.target.selectedIndex].children();
    var item:XML;
    for(var i:Number = 0; i<list.length(); i++)
        if(list[i].name() == "description")
        { i++;break; }
    item = list[i].children()[0];
    hinoTextArea.htmlText = item.toString();
}
hinoList.addEventListener(Event.CHANGE, viewWebPage);

and this is the screenshoot..



It seems that the RSS Service majority have the same tag in their XML..
<channel> for separating the Article
<title> for the title
<description> for the description
<link> for the link

Hope this help~

[hinomotoblade]

To be Honest i have some strange looping there, can u tell me whats the difference of

Code:

for (blablabla) {
some code
}

and

Code:

for (blablabla)
some code

the looping between have some "{}" and not
**whats "{ or }" in english?..  **

because when i try to add some "{}" in

Code:

for(var i:Number = 0; i<list.length(); i++)
        if(list[i].name() == "description")            <<<<add here "{"
        { i++;break; }
    item = list[i].children()[0];                           <<and here "}"
    hinoTextArea.htmlText = item.toString();    <<or here "}"

the webpage didnt work well.. thank you..

And whats the function of "name()" and "children()" in that

Code:

var list:XMLList =
                hinoXML.channel.item[evt.target.selectedIndex].children();
    var item:XML;
    for(var i:Number = 0; i<list.length(); i++)
        if(list[i].name() == "description")
        { i++;break; }
    item = list[i].children()[0];

ehehe to be honest several code i am copy paste for the reference that i got..
but in that reference its didnt tell me about the function..

thank you

[Ronald Wernecke]

the curley braces {} are to keep code blocks together.

if(condition=true){
do1
do2
do3
}

means if the condition is true, do1 then do2 then do3

same in loops everything inside of the braces belong together and are run sequentialy.