XML loop problem

[pasteur]

I am having trouble with an xml loop. Here is my xml structure:

<myxml>
	<item>
		<name>Name 01</name>
		<id>ID 01</id>
		<colors>
			<color>white</color>
			<color>red</color>
		</colors>
		<width>100</width>
	</item>
	<item>
		<name>Name 02</name>
		<id>ID 02</id>
		<colors>
			<color>blue</color>
			<color>purple</color>
			<color>black</color>
			<color>brown</color>
		</colors>
		<width>100</width>
	</item>	
</myxml>

Here is my "onload" function for this xml:

function xmlload() {
	item = this.firstChild.childNodes;
	num = item.length;
	xplacering = 0;
	for (var i:Number = 0; i < num; i++) {
		itemname = item[i].firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue;
		itemid = item[i].firstChild.nextSibling.firstChild.nodeValue;
		itemcolors = ???// i need to attach mc's for "colors"..
		itemwidth = item[i].firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling.nextSibling.firstChild.nodeValue;
		// attaching mc for each item
		mymc = attachMovie("mymc", "mymc" + i, i);
		mymc._y = 0;
		xplacering = xplacering + mymc._width + 5;
		mymc._x = xplacering;
	}
}

There is no problem with item numbers.. I can attach movies for all, and i can trace name, id etc.. for each item.

But the problem is, i can't reach to colors.. I need to attach movies for each
color in every item.

I mean, i need to attach 2 movies for item named "Name 01" ( of course, i need to trace the color names ) and 4 movies for item named "Name 02" ( again trace the color names ).. I think it's easy but i am really confused. I will be pleased for any help.

[aeon]

I didn't really understand your question but here's how I would parse the colors. Putting the colors in multidimensional array each referencing a single "item" containing another array of all the colors.

Also cleaned up the tree-walking code for clarity.
I hate siblings.siblings.siblings....

function xmlload() {

	var item:xmlNode = this.firstChild.childNodes;
	var num:Number = item.length;
	var xplacering:Number = 0;
	var itemColors:Array = new Array();

	for (var i:Number = 0; i < num; i++) {

		itemname = item[i].childNode[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
		itemid = item[i].childNode[1].firstChild.nodeValue;

		var itemColors[i]:Array = newArray();
		// Loop through all colors and shove them into an array
		for (var numColors:Number = 0; numColors < item[i].childNode[1].childNodes.length, numColors++) {
			itemColors[i][numColors] = item[i].childNode[1].childNode[numColors].nodeValue;
		}

		itemwidth = item[i].childNode[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
		// attaching mc for each item
		mymc = attachMovie("mymc", "mymc" + i, i);
		mymc._y = 0;
		xplacering = xplacering + mymc._width + 5;
		mymc._x = xplacering;

	}
}

Example: 4th color of 2nd item

itemColors[1][3]

[pasteur]

var itemColors[i]:Array = new Array();

this line gives Syntax Error.. ?

if i drop "[i]" it accepts but does nothing.

[pasteur]

i am still trying.. i don't want to get older because of this problem..