XMLLoader: XML parser failure event?

[AmiKaze]

Hi,

 

I've just started using LoaderMax and it looks great.

 

I ran a few tests for the XMLLoader and I have one remark / request:

 

When the XML I'm loading is not formatted correcly, e.g. I do not close a tag, I get this error: "Exception fault: TypeError: Error #1090: XML parser failure: element is malformed." (I use FDT, so there might be some IDE-specific formatting of the error message.) This is logical, because the element IS malformed, but I don't like the fact that I get a fatal error: what I would like to see is an event that is dispatched (or a callback being executed or whatever) so I can provide the user with the correct feedback of why something isn't working.

 

The code it's crashing on is in XMLLoader.as on line 457 (I'm using version 1.0):

 

var xml:XML = _content =  new XML(_loader.data);

I personally always use a try/catch statement for executing the above code in my own loaders, but of course I'm not going to tell you how to code, you're far more experienced than me.

 

The reason I think this functionality is extra important is because the whole reason people use XML is because it can be edited outside of the code. This means that there's a bigger risk of faulty formatted XML, since it's not being checked at compile time.

 

I must admit I haven't read the entire documentation, so maybe this has already been covered, but then I hope this post will be useful to someone else.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

- AmiKaze.

[GreenSock]

Great point. I just updated XMLLoader so that it does indeed dispatch a LoaderEvent.ERROR when the XML is malformed. I also made several other updates and enhancements including a new "loadTime" property, so LoaderMax has officially moved to v1.1. Please snag the latest version at http://www.LoaderMax.com

[AmiKaze]

What an awesomely quick fix.

 

Thanks for this, I'll check it out!