Forum | FlashMyMind - Flash and ActionScript 3 Tutorials http://tutorials.flashmymind.com/forum/actionscript-30/menu-with-xml-actionscipt-linking-help Simple:Press Forum Version 4.0.2 Inter-Reality on Menu with XML & Actionscipt - Linking help http://tutorials.flashmymind.com/forum/actionscript-30/menu-with-xml-actionscipt-linking-help/#p153 Actionscript 3.0 http://tutorials.flashmymind.com/forum/actionscript-30/menu-with-xml-actionscipt-linking-help/#p153 hi Kristov,

function itemClicked(e:Event):void {

//Get the item that dispatched the event
var item:MenuItem = e.target as MenuItem;

//Navigate to the URL that's assigned to the menu item
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(item.linkTo);
navigateToURL(urlRequest);
}

the damage is done by the navigateToURL. the solution is to add a comma and the html call.
in your case that could be: navigateToURL(request, “_self”);

your itemClicked function would look like so:

function itemClicked(e:Event):void {

//Get the item that dispatched the event
var item:MenuItem = e.target as MenuItem;

//Navigate to the URL that's assigned to the menu item
var urlRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest(item.linkTo);
navigateToURL(urlRequest, “_self”);
//_parent & _blank are known html instructions.

//See more about this on http://www.w3schools.com/HTML/....._links.asp

}

Happy coding!
Cool


Adjustment

Target Description
_blank Loads the linked document into a new blank window. This window is not named.
_parent Loads the linked document into the immediate parent of the document the link is in.
_search Loads the linked document into the browser's search pane. Available in Internet Explorer 5 or later.
_self Loads the linked document into the same window the link was clicked in (the active window).
_top Loads the linked document into the topmost window.
]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:29:07 +0000 kristov on Menu with XML & Actionscipt - Linking help http://tutorials.flashmymind.com/forum/actionscript-30/menu-with-xml-actionscipt-linking-help/#p140 Actionscript 3.0 http://tutorials.flashmymind.com/forum/actionscript-30/menu-with-xml-actionscipt-linking-help/#p140 I've followed the handy tutorial Colorful Menu with XML and Actionscript 3 - http://tutorials.flashmymind.c.....nscript-3/


What I want to work out is, I'm having the menu system on every page of my website, and I want to know how to change the <linkTo> function to open the links in the same window instead of opening a new tab/window everytime a link is clicked.

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