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Create an RSS Reader With a Custom XMLLoader Class

Those of you who’ve already downloaded the Flashtuts+ freebie XMLLoader Class 3.0 will know what a handy tool it can be. In this screencast, its author Clemente Gomez will take you through some features of the XMLLoader Class, building a useful multi-RSS reader in the process. Make some time, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy..

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  1. Looks good Clemente, interesting multi reader. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Diego SA says:

    Interesting! The way the RSS are displayed looks great. I’ll check this TweenLite later. Thanks!

  3. arem says:

    Better video quality for video tuts would be appreciated..

  4. samBrown says:

    cool tutorial; also a good intro to using your XMLloader class – thanks!

  5. xfw says:

    download error

  6. Ian Yates says:
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    Sorry folks – the permissions were incorrectly set for the source files. Problem has been solved, download at will..

  7. samBrown says:

    thx for the fix on the download link – looking forward to poking around the source files..

    great tut btw Clemente

  8. CgBaran Tuts says:

    Great tutorial thanks

  9. Clemente G says:

    Thanks everyone for the good comments. Anyone have suggestions for what they would like to learn??

    • Adel says:

      Great one Clemente, really awesome,
      what I’d like to learn… xml,xml, and more xml…
      I always wanted to c a really great tutorial about how to create professional flash portfolio, website.. It’d be really cool

    • Iván Castellanos says:

      A little advice: next time increase the font size of the code, there is an option in edit > preferences for it.

      For another tuto… maybe a way to create an XML from flash (a dynamic swf able to i mean)? or maybe a way to create dinamic buttons (with dymaic functions) using info from a XML?

      Thanks!

    • NathanE - Flash Noob says:

      I am not sure if I am having a brain fart or not, but this is what I am curious about:

      Navigating the XML tree in AS3 = Simple enough.
      Loading Multiple XML files with your class = Very cool and easy enough.

      For some reason I can’t put the two together, I’m not sure if I am not thinking logically enough or not.

      My example is :

      url
      Image 1

      so lets say this is the 5th xml doc loaded in called “galleryfive” in your load array.

      I have been able to load the different XML doc’s easy enough, but retrieving the specific node information has stumped me.

  10. Siniestro says:

    Hey man great work!!!!

    Just trying to get it to work proper though…
    getting security error #2080 when trying to access my RSS feed.

    Any help would be great

  11. Luke says:

    Excellent tutorial and a great class you have there. Works perfectly.

  12. Jason says:

    terribly hard to read text in video

  13. Square says:

    Watched the vid tut, seemed to be pretty sweet. Afterwards ive tried the source, But all i get is a couple of errors with “Error opening URL … XML file … could not be loaded and skipped”

    I get that for the 4 feeds that where used in the tut, and also for costom feeds.

    Tryd for more then an hour to solve it, is it just me or am i missing something?

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