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 /**
 * This class is utilized as a document class in the mp3player.fla file.
 * Once finished, the purpose of the class is to be a portion of a flash
 * MP3 player.
 * Author: <a href="mailto:kristinester@gmail.com"> Kristine Orr </a>
 * <dl>
 * 	<dt>2008-05-12 v1.0.0</dt><dd>This is version one point zero.</dd>
 * </dl>
 */

package mp3Player
{
	import flash.display.*;
	import flash.events.*;
	import flash.net.*;

	public class mp3Player extends Sprite 
	{
		//Class variable to define the XML object 
		public var playlist:XML; 
		
		/**
		 * Constructor. Calls loadXML method.
		 * @return	 mp3Player
		 */
		public function mp3Player() 
		{
			loadXML();
		}
		
		/**
		 * Method to load XML.
		 * @return	 void
		 */
		public function loadXML():void 
		{
			var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
			loader.dataFormat = URLLoaderDataFormat.TEXT;
			loader.addEventListener( Event.COMPLETE, handleComplete);
			loader.load( new URLRequest( "playlist.xml") );
		}
		
		/**
		 * Method to convert the loaded XML text from a Loader on the COMPLETE event into an XML data object.
		 * @param	 event	 Event object passed from the Loader instance.
		 * @return	 void
		 */
		private function handleComplete(event:Event):void 
		{
			try 
			{
				playlist = new XML(event.target.data);
				trace("XML parsed correctly");
			} 
			catch (e:TypeError) 
			{
				trace("Could not parse text into XML");
				trace(e.message);
			}
		}
	}
}