Displaying images from an XML file using the Repeater component

The following example shows you how to use the Repeater component to display images loaded from an external XML file.

Full code after the jump.

View MXML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/10/03/displaying-images-from-an-xml-file-using-the-repeater-component/ -->
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml"
        layout="vertical"
        verticalAlign="middle"
        backgroundColor="white">

    <mx:XML id="imagesXML" source="images.xml" />

    <mx:Zoom id="zoom" />

    <mx:HBox id="hBox">
         <mx:Repeater id="rep"
                 dataProvider="{imagesXML.image}">
            <mx:Image source="{rep.currentItem.@src}"
                    toolTip="{rep.currentIndex}:{rep.currentItem.@alt}"
                    completeEffect="{zoom}" />
        </mx:Repeater>
    </mx:HBox>

</mx:Application>

images.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!-- http://blog.flexexamples.com/2007/10/03/displaying-images-from-an-xml-file-using-the-repeater-component/ -->
<images>
    <image src="images/Button.png" alt="Button" />
    <image src="images/ButtonBar.png" alt="ButtonBar" />
    <image src="images/CheckBox.png" alt="CheckBox" />
    <image src="images/ColorPicker.png" alt="ColorPicker" />
    <image src="images/ComboBox.png" alt="ComboBox" />
    <image src="images/DataGrid.png" alt="DataGrid" />
    <image src="images/DateChooser.png" alt="DateChooser" />
    <image src="images/DateField.png" alt="DateField" />
</images>

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Tagged as: completeEffect, currentIndex, currentItem