EQInterface Forums - If Then possiblity in XML?

08-13-2002, 02:31 PM	#1
Lacer A Ghoul Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 10	If Then possiblity in XML? can i put if then statements or equivalent in the code... say to make the health bar change colors when it is below a certain amount, if not... any way to insert an animation such as white flashing background behind last 50% of health?

08-13-2002, 05:14 PM	#2
ForinIronshield Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Server: Tunare Posts: 25	In a word, no. Or rather, only if the people at SOE/VI who are writing the GUI engine give you that capability. XML is an interface language - it lets you describe things in detail in such a way that other software can recognize data structures and read the data. Its not a full fledged programming language. In this case, the XML is providing detailed instructions to the GUI on window location and content. __________________ Forin Ironshield Paladin of Underfoot Aegis Wolves Master Smith, Master Fletcher Animals die, friends die and I shall die, but one thing never dies.... and that is the reputation we leave behind at our deaths.

08-14-2002, 02:56 AM	#3
guice Keeper of the Hampster Join Date: Jul 2002 Server: Mithaniel Marr Posts: 598	As stated, a but. XML is a Display Language All is does is Display Data. Nothing else. It can't see what's what or why what's that is that. It's used merly to explain what the data is. It's like a fancy INI file, nothing more. XML is used more these days cause it's easier to parse and you can really do some complicated data structures with it, and there was constraints for it. IE, in INI you can = or = "" or = '', but in proper XML, you can <></> or < />, nothing else. It's rather nice, and it's good to have a set of rules govering data files now. But, that's all. Once an XML file is created, it's up to the reading application to take the data and use it's named tags and values for a purpose. All the logic is handled in the application. XML just gives you the data (in plain text). __________________ Sithr, 65th Transcendent Officer/Leader of Chronology Mithaniel Marr http://www.chronology-guild.org/

08-14-2002, 03:05 AM	#4
Lacer A Ghoul Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 10	thats what i thought aye thats what i thought but i wasnt sure if there was any room for internal interpretations... thank you *)