function loadMenuData(datafile) {
	this.XML = new XML();
	this.XML.ignoreWhite = true;
	this.XML.load(datafile);
	this.XML.owner = this; // create reference to the owner object
	this.XML.onload = this.readXML;
}

function readXML() {
	this.owner.menu_xml = this;
	onXmlRead();
}

function onXmlRead() {
	trace("this.items = " + this.menu_xml.items);
	trace("ABC = " + this.menu_xml.ABC);
	trace("ABC children = " + this.menu_xml.ABC.childNodes);
	trace("ABC first image = " + this.menu_xml.ABC.childNodes[0]);
}

function main() {
	loadMenuData("items.xml");
}

main();