Creating an autocomplete textfield using xml....having a strange issue

so looking create autocomplete textfield (a lã google) creates it's suggestions based on xml nodes. far have code in place thats uses txt file (which fine , dandy have xml complete , use elsewhere).

when swap .txt file xml file no errors don't suggestions.... still learning here help, thoughts, ideas helpfull (especially when explained me)

 

 

 

public function main():void        {             urlloader.load(new urlrequest("sports.txt"));             urlloader.addeventlistener(event.complete, loadcomplete);             inputfield.addeventlistener(keyboardevent.key_up, suggest);             format.font = "helvetica";             format.size = 12;             format.bold = true;         }       private function loadcomplete(e:event):void         {             suggestions = e.target.data.split(",");                          // here i've swapped 9"," ("\n")         }         private function suggest(e:keyboardevent):void         {             suggested = [];             (var i:int = 0; < textfields.length; i++)             {                 removechild(textfields[i]);             }             textfields = [];             (var j:int = 0; j < suggestions.length; j++)             {                 if (suggestions[j].indexof(inputfield.text.tolowercase()) == 0)                 {                     var term:textfield = new textfield();                                        //here define textformat             if (inputfield.length == 0)             {                 suggested = [];                 (var k:int = 0; k < textfields.length; k++)                 {                     removechild(textfields[k]);                 }                 textfields = [];             }             if(e.keycode == keyboard.down && currentselection < textfields.length-1)             {                 currentselection++;                 textfields[currentselection].textcolor = 0xffcc00;             }                         if(e.keycode == keyboard.up && currentselection > 0)             {                 currentselection--;                 textfields[currentselection].textcolor = 0xffcc00;             }                     if(e.keycode == keyboard.enter)             {                 inputfield.text = textfields[currentselection].text;                                 suggested = [];                 (var l:int = 0; l < textfields.length; l++)                 {                     removechild(textfields[l]);                 }                 textfields = [];                 currentselection = 0;             }         }                   // goes on repeat these keyboard functions mouse equivalents 

suggestions array populated data in sports.txt, not xml file.

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