XML Javascript Explorer Tree Question

[cwyte]

Hello Everyone,

I am new to javascript and the XMLDOM, this is my first post in th forum :)

I am trying to populate the content of a javascript created explorer tree using an XML document. Below is a snip of code outlining where I am running into a problem. I have loaded a document but I can't seem to access the content and apply it to the constructer argument for my new leaf method, which takes a text string and a link argument.

Leaf Constructor:

function leaf(text, link)
    {
 
        this.text = text;
        this.link = link;        
        this.write = writeLeaf;
 
    }
 

Main Function:

function main()
    {
        //experiment code
        xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
        xmlDoc.load("db.xml");
        var x = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('Manual');
        var myTree = new tree();
        var branch1 = new branch(branch1,'Maintennace Manuals');
        var branch2 = new branch('branch2','B 737 MEL');
        // loop for leaves
        for (j=0;j<x[0].childNodes.length;j++)
        {            
            if (x[0].childNodes[j].nodeType != 1) continue;
            branch2.add(new leaf('Leaf 1','http://yahoo.com'));            
        }                
        branch1.add(branch2);
        myTree.add(branch1);         
        myTree.write();    
    }  
 

XML Content

<Manuals>
  <Manual name="'B737 MEL'">
    <Section_00 name='http://yahoo.com'>Section_00</Section_00>
      <Section_01 name='http://msn.com'>Section_01</Section_01>
  </Manual>
</Manuals>
 

You will notice I am using garbadge parameters in the new leaf constructor. I want set the name and path from the content of the XMl file. When I use code to replace the argument strings I will end up ith things like undefined or [object].


Any ideas as to what I amy be doing wrong.

Thanks in advance.

[pronerd]

Are you sure that the for loop is actually being entered? Also what is the purpose of the if test in the for loop? No matter what it finds the next line will execute since it just does a continue.

[jkmyoung]

You're probably setting the value to the object pointer, as opposed to the string.
Could you show us the code you're using when you don't have garbage objects there?