Learn XML

Read these tutorials to learn how to work with data in XML format. Use XML to manipulate data, and learn how to parse and validate XML documents.
  1. Create a Dynamic Bar Graph Generator Using XML + AS3

    Create a Dynamic Bar Graph Generator Using XML + AS3

    Tutorial Intermediate

    A bar chart or bar graph is a chart with rectangular bars whose lengths are proportional to the values they represent. They're commonly used for comparing...

  2. Create a Super Modern Elastic Menu in AS3

    Create a Super Modern Elastic Menu in AS3

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Sometimes you just want to be very modern about your website. And how better to show people how cool you are as a flash programmer than to make them...

  3. Create a Dynamic Slideshow with Actionscript 3.0 and XML – Part 3

    Create a Dynamic Slideshow with Actionscript 3.0 and XML – Part 3

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Time to implement labels and navigation to our Slideshow Application. We'll go over a lot in this third and final part of the series. This screencast is...

  4. Create a Shuffle Gallery in Flash Using XML and ActionScript 3.0

    Create a Shuffle Gallery in Flash Using XML and ActionScript 3.0

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial I'll explain how to access and use the Display List whilst creating an XML based image gallery with ActionScript 3.0.

  5. Create a Dynamic Slideshow with ActionScript 3.0 and XML: Part 2

    Create a Dynamic Slideshow with ActionScript 3.0 and XML: Part 2

    Tutorial Intermediate

    During its first two months, Part 1 of Pierre's slideshow screencast pulled in over 30,000 unique pageviews, making it the most frequently visited post on...

  6. Build a Dynamic Flash Gallery with Slider Control

    Build a Dynamic Flash Gallery with Slider Control

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial, we'll create a gallery which displays all image files in a given directory. A slider is used to browse easily through the images.

  7. Create a Dynamic Slideshow with ActionScript 3.0 and XML

    Create a Dynamic Slideshow with ActionScript 3.0 and XML

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this screencast I'll show you how to create a dynamic slideshow using ActionScript 3.0 and how to grab the images from an xml file. We'll keep the FLA...

  8. Create a Jazzy XML Driven MP3 Player

    Create a Jazzy XML Driven MP3 Player

    Tutorial Intermediate

    ActionScript 3.0 allows Flash Developers and Designers to make all manner of things in Flash with relative ease. This tutorial will teach you how to create...

  9. Build a Dynamic Flash and XML Slideshow with Scripted Transitions

    Build a Dynamic Flash and XML Slideshow with Scripted Transitions

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Content updates in Flash can be difficult and time consuming due to the many steps involved. Simply reading content from an XML file means that importing new...

  10. Build a Login and Registration System with XML

    Build a Login and Registration System with XML

    Tutorial Beginner

    Building an entire membership system can be a tedious, and time-consuming task. Tim Cooper is going to show us how to build the ENTIRE thing in roughly...

  11. Create an Amazon Books Widget with jQuery and XML

    Create an Amazon Books Widget with jQuery and XML

    Tutorial Intermediate

    It makes sense to forgo database tables and server-side code when you need to store a limited amount of non-sensitive data. Accessing this data can be a...

  12. Quick Tip: Use jQuery to Retrieve Data From an XML File

    Quick Tip: Use jQuery to Retrieve Data From an XML File

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this quick tip, I'll show you how to load data from an XML file onto a blank page. We'll work with the $.get function and will also implement a loading...