// script for main
import rss.RssItem;
import rss.DB;
// use a loop to create MenuItem instances and load each with info from the DB
for (var i: Number = 0; i < 8; i++) {
	// make a new item from menuItem Symbol in Library
	var mItem: MovieClip = new MenuItem();
	mItem.name = String(i); // name is it's itemID
	mItem.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickListener);
	mItem.x = 20;
	mItem.y = 20 + (i * 50);
	mItem.title_txt.text = RssItem(db.getItem(i)).title;
	this.addChild(mItem);
}
stop();
// called when any menuItem is clicked
function clickListener(ev: MouseEvent) {
	// get the itemID number from the name of the thing that was clicked
	var itemID: Number = ev.target.parent.name * 1;
	// set up main info display
	var myItem: RssItem = db.getItem(itemID);
	this.title_txt.text = myItem.title;
	this.date_txt.text = myItem.pubDate;
	// assemble the link to the full story
	this.link_txt.htmlText = '<a href="' + myItem.link + '">See Full Story</a>';
	// Note that some sites send html in the description!
	this.comment_txt.htmlText = myItem.description;
}