Question : please help with this xml as2 code

numSubs = _this.db.Item[overid].subs.links.length;
if i trace this it returns 6.
if i add another       <links>blah 1</links> in <subs> - it returns 2.

thank God xml handling was simplified in AS3.

here's the xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<menu fontSize="11" slideDuration="0.5">
      <Item>
            <label>tab 0</label>
            <link>index.html</link>
            <ShowInNavigation>True</ShowInNavigation>
            <HasChildren>False</HasChildren>
      </Item>
      <Item>
            <label>tab 1</label>
            <link>products.html</link>
            <ShowInNavigation>True</ShowInNavigation>
            <HasChildren>True</HasChildren>
            <subs>
                  <links>blah 1</links>
            </subs>
      </Item>
</menu>

Answer : please help with this xml as2 code

I tried the manual run with your object and used sizeof method with it, and It worked.

I guess the db object which you are getting is having some problem with 1 "subs" node.