Firing actions on item click - Updated

[Adrian]

First , create an instance of the Sliding list on the stage (drag it from the library) and give it a name, for example, PList_mc.

The handler function will look like this (write it on a timeline frame action script):

PList_mc.onItemSelect= function(n:XMLNode){ ... }

1. To trigger a getURL action, open the xml and add for each xml item tag new attributes and modify the handler function:

<item title="New mayor to tone down glitz" url="www.url.com" target="_blank" />

The handler function can look like:

PList_mc.onItemSelect= function(n:XMLNode){ 
	getURL(n.attributes.url, n.attributes.target);
 }

2. To play a certain frame:

<item title="New mayor to tone down glitz" frame="5" />

The handler function can look like:

PList_mc.onItemSelect= function(n:XMLNode){ 
	your_movie_clip.gotoAndStop(Number(n.attributes.frame));
 }

Replace your_movie_clip with the instance name of the movie clip you want to control.

3. To load an external clip:

<item title="New mayor to tone down glitz" clip="clips/contact.swf" />

The handler function can look like:

PList_mc.onItemSelect= function(n:XMLNode){ 
	your_movie_clip.loadMovie(n.attributes.clip);
 }

Replace your_movie_clip with the instance name of the movie clip you want to be the holder of the external clip.

An alternative using MovieClipLoader class would be:

var mcl = new MovieClipLoader();

PList_mc.onItemSelect= function(n:XMLNode){ 

	mcl.loadClip(n.attributes.clip, your_movie_clip);
 }