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ajax script hanging the browser if i add the parsing for two tags, works fine if i don't


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hi all,got a bit of a problem here... the following script crashes the browser, only if the parts in bold are included. yet they have to be there... why could this be happening?

			// parse services			var services = xmldoc.getElementsByTagName("service");			for (var x = 0; x < services.length; x++) {				var i = 0;				var arr = new Array();				var aa = 0;				var arr1 = new Array();				var ss = 0;				var arr3 = new Array();				var wr = 0;				var arr5 = new Array();				[b]var pr = 0;				var arr7 = new Array();[/b]				for (var c = 0; c < services[x].childNodes.length; c++) {					var servicedetail = services[x].childNodes[c];					if (servicedetail.childNodes.length > 0) {						if (servicedetail.firstChild.data != null) {							arr[i] = servicedetail.firstChild.data;							i++;						}					} else if (servicedetail.nodeName == "attribute") {						var arr2 = new Array();						for (var a = 0; a < servicedetail.attributes.length; a++) {							arr2[a] = servicedetail.attributes[a].value;						}						arr1[aa] = arr2.join(";;;");						aa++;					} else if (servicedetail.nodeName == "supplier") {						var arr4 = new Array();						for (var s = 0; s < servicedetail.attributes.length; s++) {							arr4[s] = servicedetail.attributes[s].value;						}						arr3[ss] = arr4.join(";;;");						ss++;					} else if (servicedetail.nodeName == "wanted") {						var arr6 = new Array();						for (var w = 0; w < servicedetail.attributes.length; w++) {							arr6[w] = servicedetail.attributes[w].value;						}						arr5[wr] = arr6.join(";;;");						wr++;					}[b] else if (servicedetail.nodeName == "priceattribute") {						var arr8 = new Array();						for (var p = 0; p < servicedetail.attributes.length; w++) {							arr8[p] = servicedetail.attributes[p].value;						}						arr7[pr] = arr8.join(";;;");						pr++;					}[/b]					alert("arrays parsed "+c);				}				arr[i] = arr1.join(";.;");	// service attributes				i++;				arr[i] = arr3.join(";.;");	// service suppliers & regions				i++;				arr[i] = arr5.join(";.;");	// suppliers wanted per region				i++;				[b]arr[i] = arr7.join(";.;");	// price deduction attribute keys				i++;[/b]				alert("arrays joined "+x);				salert(arr.join("\n"));				if (arr[0]) addrecord("list_services", arr);			}

the xml pasted is quite lengthy (285 tags [first 5 with child text and a closing tag], in the <service> tag). the reason the arrays are joined is because this data gets stored in a new option's value attribute. there are only 2 keys at the moment but for the bakkie canopy service there will be 4 price determining keys. an attribute consists of a key and a value. the moment it runs past 0 indexed tag 564 it hangs if i include the bold lines, does not if i don't (it then ignores tag 565 and 566). that's the first <priceattribute> tag with two tag attributes. why would this be happening?

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here is the abridged xml for this script (some attribute and supplier tags where removed):

<service>			<serviceid>1</serviceid>	<servicedescription>Bakkie Canopy</servicedescription>	<costperlead>20</costperlead>	<duplicatedays>30</duplicatedays>	<showdetails>1</showdetails>	<attribute id="393" description="budget" value="R3,000 to R4,000" />	<attribute id="394" description="budget" value="R4,000 to R5,000" />	<attribute id="395" description="budget" value="R5,000 to R7,500" />	<attribute id="396" description="budget" value="R7,500 to R10,000" />	<attribute id="397" description="budget" value="R10,000 to R12,500" />	<attribute id="398" description="budget" value="R12,500 plus" />	<attribute id="1" description="canopy_req" value="new_white" />	<attribute id="2" description="canopy_req" value="new_colour_coded" />	<attribute id="11" description="canopy_req" value="pre-owned_white" />	<attribute id="12" description="canopy_req" value="pre-owned_colour_coded" />	<attribute id="400" description="canopy_style" value="spacesaver" />	<attribute id="306" description="products_description" value="Meiya" />	<attribute id="401" description="products_description" value="Single" />	<attribute id="402" description="products_description" value="Asiawing" />	<attribute id="403" description="products_description" value="Chana" />	<attribute id="405" description="products_description" value="Fiat" />	<attribute id="286" description="Requirement" value="Pre-owned - White" />	<attribute id="287" description="Requirement" value="Pre-owned - Colour-coded" />	<attribute id="288" description="Requirement" value="New - White" />	<attribute id="289" description="Requirement" value="New - Colour-coded" />	<attribute id="307" description="vehicle_make_model" value="Meiya" />	<attribute id="308" description="vehicle_make_model" value="Asiawing" />	<attribute id="309" description="vehicle_make_model" value="Chana" />	<attribute id="371" description="vehicle_make_model" value="Ford - F250" />	<attribute id="370" description="vehicle_make_model" value="Fiat" />	<attribute id="312" description="vehicle_make_model" value="DFM" />	<attribute id="313" description="vehicle_make_model" value="Kia" />	<attribute id="314" description="vehicle_make_model" value="Fiat - Strada" />	<supplier id="9" name="Andy Cab (Cape Town)" regionid="28" regionname="Western Cape - Cape Town" />	<supplier id="53" name="Bekkers Canopy Centre (Witbank)" regionid="41" regionname="Mpumalanga - Highveld" />	<supplier id="53" name="Bekkers Canopy Centre (Witbank)" regionid="30" regionname="Mpumalanga - Lowveld" />	<supplier id="27" name="Bobaas Canopies (Vereeniging)" regionid="37" regionname="Gauteng - Ekurhuleni Metro" />	<supplier id="27" name="Bobaas Canopies (Vereeniging)" regionid="20" regionname="Gauteng - Joburg Metro" />	<supplier id="28" name="Bucco Canopies (Gauteng)" regionid="37" regionname="Gauteng - Ekurhuleni Metro" />	<supplier id="28" name="Bucco Canopies (Gauteng)" regionid="20" regionname="Gauteng - Joburg Metro" />	<supplier id="28" name="Bucco Canopies (Gauteng)" regionid="24" regionname="Gauteng - Tshwane Metro" />	<supplier id="22" name="Bucco Canopies (Maritzburg)" regionid="40" regionname="KwaZulu Natal - Maritzburg" />	<supplier id="21" name="Bucco Canopies (Pinetown)" regionid="17" regionname="KwaZulu Natal - Durban" />	<supplier id="21" name="Bucco Canopies (Pinetown)" regionid="40" regionname="KwaZulu Natal - Maritzburg" />	<supplier id="45" name="Bucco Canopies (Port Elizabeth)" regionid="43" regionname="Eastern Cape - Buffalo City" />	<supplier id="45" name="Bucco Canopies (Port Elizabeth)" regionid="18" regionname="Eastern Cape - Nelson Mandela" />	<supplier id="39" name="Bush Buck Canopies (Cape Town)" regionid="28" regionname="Western Cape - Cape Town" />	<supplier id="23" name="Canopy and Weca Centre (Centurion)" regionid="37" regionname="Gauteng - Ekurhuleni Metro" />	<supplier id="23" name="Canopy and Weca Centre (Centurion)" regionid="20" regionname="Gauteng - Joburg Metro" />	<supplier id="23" name="Canopy and Weca Centre (Centurion)" regionid="24" regionname="Gauteng - Tshwane Metro" />	<supplier id="38" name="Canopy King (Pinetown)" regionid="17" regionname="KwaZulu Natal - Durban" />	<supplier id="38" name="Canopy King (Pinetown)" regionid="40" regionname="KwaZulu Natal - Maritzburg" />	<supplier id="50" name="Canopy Land (Rustenburg)" regionid="42" regionname="Northwest - Klerksdorp" />	<supplier id="50" name="Canopy Land (Rustenburg)" regionid="42" regionname="Northwest - Klerksdorp" />	<supplier id="19" name="Canopy Workshop (Pinetown)" regionid="17" regionname="KwaZulu Natal - Durban" />	<supplier id="19" name="Canopy Workshop (Pinetown)" regionid="40" regionname="KwaZulu Natal - Maritzburg" />	<supplier id="34" name="Canopyman (George)" regionid="38" regionname="Western Cape - George" />	<supplier id="35" name="Canopymart (Bellville)" regionid="28" regionname="Western Cape - Cape Town" />	<supplier id="47" name="CC Canopies (Ermelo)" regionid="41" regionname="Mpumalanga - Highveld" />	<supplier id="20" name="City Canopies (Durban)" regionid="17" regionname="KwaZulu Natal - Durban" />	<supplier id="20" name="City Canopies (Durban)" regionid="40" regionname="KwaZulu Natal - Maritzburg" />	<supplier id="8" name="Continental Canopies (Cape Town)" regionid="28" regionname="Western Cape - Cape Town" />	<supplier id="55" name="Crestrider Canopies (Bloemfontein)" regionid="34" regionname="Free State - Bloemfontein" />	<supplier id="55" name="Crestrider Canopies (Bloemfontein)" regionid="39" regionname="Free State - Goldfields" />	<supplier id="54" name="Crestrider Canopies (PE)" regionid="43" regionname="Eastern Cape - Buffalo City" />	<supplier id="54" name="Crestrider Canopies (PE)" regionid="18" regionname="Eastern Cape - Nelson Mandela" />	<supplier id="46" name="Faaz Fit Canopy (West Rand)" regionid="20" regionname="Gauteng - Joburg Metro" />	<supplier id="33" name="George Canopies (George)" regionid="38" regionname="Western Cape - George" />	<supplier id="7" name="Just Canopies (Cape Town)" regionid="28" regionname="Western Cape - Cape Town" />	<supplier id="49" name="Millenium Canopies (East Rand)" regionid="37" regionname="Gauteng - Ekurhuleni Metro" />	<supplier id="49" name="Millenium Canopies (East Rand)" regionid="20" regionname="Gauteng - Joburg Metro" />	<supplier id="48" name="Pikkies Canopies (Middelburg)" regionid="41" regionname="Mpumalanga - Highveld" />	<supplier id="52" name="Puma Canopies (Nelspruit)" regionid="30" regionname="Mpumalanga - Lowveld" />	<supplier id="51" name="Rhino Linings (Rustenburg)" regionid="42" regionname="Northwest - Klerksdorp" />	<supplier id="51" name="Rhino Linings (Rustenburg)" regionid="19" regionname="Northwest - Rustenburg" />	<supplier id="36" name="Roamerrand (Cape Town)" regionid="28" regionname="Western Cape - Cape Town" />	<supplier id="43" name="Roamerrand (Polokwane)" regionid="23" regionname="Limpopo - Polokwane" />	<supplier id="44" name="SA Canopy (Polokwane)" regionid="23" regionname="Limpopo - Polokwane" />	<wanted id="43" name="Eastern Cape - Buffalo City" amount="3" />	<wanted id="18" name="Eastern Cape - Nelson Mandela" amount="3" />	<wanted id="34" name="Free State - Bloemfontein" amount="5" />	<wanted id="39" name="Free State - Goldfields" amount="3" />	<wanted id="37" name="Gauteng - Ekurhuleni Metro" amount="5" />	<wanted id="20" name="Gauteng - Joburg Metro" amount="5" />	<wanted id="24" name="Gauteng - Tshwane Metro" amount="5" />	<wanted id="17" name="KwaZulu Natal - Durban" amount="5" />	<wanted id="40" name="KwaZulu Natal - Maritzburg" amount="3" />	<wanted id="23" name="Limpopo - Polokwane" amount="3" />	<wanted id="41" name="Mpumalanga - Highveld" amount="3" />	<wanted id="30" name="Mpumalanga - Lowveld" amount="3" />	<wanted id="35" name="Northern Cape - Kimberley" amount="3" />	<wanted id="28" name="Western Cape - Cape Town" amount="5" />	<wanted id="38" name="Western Cape - George" amount="3" />	[b]<priceattribute keyid="393" keydesc="budget" />	<priceattribute keyid="1" keydesc="canopy_req" />[/b]</service>

the tags in bold are what i need to read, but if i try, the browser hangs.

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defining variables, especially arrays such asvar i = 0;var arr = new Array();var aa = 0;var arr1 = new Array();var ss = 0;var arr3 = new Array();var wr = 0;var arr5 = new Array();var pr = 0;var arr7 = new Array();within a for loop really can't be a good idea, all of these should be outside usually at top. resetting these to 0, yes as in "i = 0;" etc

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well they are outside the loops in which they are used, and defined as their starting count of 0 and empty arrays... this is unfortunately not the problem.

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oh my GOD!if you look closely, you will see the for loop for those tags is as follows:

			for (var p = 0; p < servicedetail.attributes.length; w++) {

this causes it to loop forever, "hanging" the browser. the incrementer is all wrong! it should look as follows:

			for (var p = 0; p < servicedetail.attributes.length; p++) {

issue resolved!! :)

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