Creating a Topic>Subtopic menu based on something similar to this...

hi,

 

i've been trying type of function working several days now, no avail. have xml document parsed in , i'm creating needed movie clips dynamically. issue having getting movie clips lined properly.

 

the resulting structure resemble this:

 

topic1
  |
  |--subtopic1
  |
  |--subtopic2
  |
  |--subtopic3
  |
  |--subtopic4
 
topic2
  |
  |--subtopic1
  |
  |--subtopic2
  |
  |--subtopic3
  |
  |--subtopic4

 

which created based on similar function:

 

function createxmlmenu(menulength:number):void{
//create dynamic menu based off
//menulength parameter being passed in
//i.e. - menulength = 2
for(var i:number=0;i<menulength;i++){ 
    var mcmenuitem:mcmenu=new mcmenu();        
  //set menu item position
  mcmenuitem.x=mcmenuholder.x;       
  //here's 1st troublesome lines
  mcmenuitem.y= int(?);
  //add menu item stage , flash.displaylist
  addchild(mcmenuitem);   
  //create submenu  
  var xmlsubmenulength:number = 4;
  if(xmlsubmenulength != 0){    
   for(var j:number=0;j<xmlsubmenulength;j++){       
    var mcsubmenuitem:mcmenu=new mcmenu();    
    var mc2attach2:movieclip = movieclip(mcmenuitem);   
    //add menu item stage , flash.displaylist
    mc2attach2.addchild(mcsubmenuitem);
    mcsubmenuitem.x=mcmenuholder.x+20;
   //here's 2nd troublesome line
    mcsubmenuitem.y= int(?);    
   }
  }
}
}

 

 

per red lines, proper way create y coords topic , subtopic movie clips?

 

i hope makes sense. if doesn't make sense, please feel free let me know , try structure question differently.

 

thanks help,

~chipleh

:

 

var topicspace:uint=20;

var subtopicspace:uint = 10;

var nextbtny:uint = whatever;

 

function createxmlmenu(menulength:number):void{
//create dynamic menu based off
//menulength parameter being passed in
//i.e. - menulength = 2
for(var i:number=0;i<menulength;i++){ 
    var mcmenuitem:mcmenu=new mcmenu();        
  //set menu item position
  mcmenuitem.x=mcmenuholder.x;       
  //here's 1st troublesome lines

nextbtny+=topicspace;

  mcmenuitem.y= nextbtny;

 

  //add menu item stage , flash.displaylist
  addchild(mcmenuitem);   
  //create submenu  
  var xmlsubmenulength:number = 4;
  if(xmlsubmenulength != 0){    
   for(var j:number=0;j<xmlsubmenulength;j++){       
    var mcsubmenuitem:mcmenu=new mcmenu();    
    var mc2attach2:movieclip = movieclip(mcmenuitem);   
    //add menu item stage , flash.displaylist
    mc2attach2.addchild(mcsubmenuitem);
    mcsubmenuitem.x=mcmenuholder.x+20;
    //here's 2nd troublesome line
    mcsubmenuitem.y= nextbtny;

nextbtny+=subtopicspace;   

 

   }
  }
}
}

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