/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
imgRotator.js
Author: Andy Sherman
Company: Visual Blaze
Client: Hoaglin
Descr: Index page image rotator
-----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
//initialize variables
//var xmlPath = "../xml/imgRotator.xml.php";
var xmlPath = "http://www.hoaglinfinecatering.com/wp-content/themes/hoaglinTheme/xml/imgRotator.xml.php";
var imgElement = "#banner img";
var textParent = "#banner #bannerText";
var count = 0;//initialie count var for text rotation
$(document).ready(function() {
//parse xml to obtain data and run postParse function
$.ajax({
type: "GET",
url: xmlPath,
dataType: "xml",
success: textAnimate
});
});
function textAnimate(xml) {
//build 2d array of information
//declare parent array
var dataArray = new Array();
//iterate through all image nodes
$(xml).find("image").each(function(i) {
//tempVars from xml
var bURL = $(this).find("file").text();
var bAlt = $(this).find("title").text();
var bText = $(this).find("title").text();
var bLinkURL = $(this).find("link").text();
//push associative array [object] into dataArray
dataArray[i]= {bURL: bURL, bAlt: bAlt, bText: bText,bLinkURL: bLinkURL};
});
//call text function to initialize first pull from xml file
switchText(dataArray);
//set timer to rotate all subsequent text changes on interval
setInterval(function(){switchText(dataArray); parameter = null},9000);
}
function switchText(dataArray) {
//traverse to each text element and change with array element on count var
$(textParent).html(dataArray[count]["bText"] + 'Read MoreContact Us');
//change image elements
$(imgElement).attr("src",dataArray[count]["bURL"]);
$(imgElement).attr("alt",dataArray[count]["bAlt"]);
//increment or reset count node
if(count != (dataArray.length -1)) {
count++;
}else{
count=0;
}
//preload next image
preload(dataArray[count]["bURL"]);
}
function preload(image) {
$('
')[0].src = image;
}