Re: XML Parser

Thanks! Oh Boy! :-) For the repeating of the same XML name tag, I guess one way to do it is to depend on the higher up XML name tag that group them together. Chopped them off and use it somehow. For ex. --snip-- <Individual> <FirstName>***</FirstName> </Individual> <Joint> <FirstName>***</FirstName> </Joint> --snip-- This may help.... Now I'm going to have to decide on DOM XML or Expat... Thanks, Scott F. "Ray Hunter" <bigdog@venticon.com> wrote in message news:1067001570.9404.6.camel@bigdog.info.trw.com... > I would probably make this a new thread since it is a new question. > > Anyways, the answer to your question is no, unless you make that > happen. When you use the xml parser in php you are using a expat parser > (stream-oriented parser) that you set up (register) handlers for. So > when the parser encounters a tag (element) then it is handled by a > predefined handler (function in this case) that is created by the > developer. > > Now if you are using the DOM XML parser then the entire xml document is > loaded as a DOM object like a tree. You can then access different > branches (nodes) of the tree via dom functions. > > Each type of parser has its own pros and cons...I would suggest deciding > which one is best for what you are doing. For example, if you have > large xml files to parse, then expat is probably the best way...however, > if you need to be able to access nodes of the document in random ways > then the DOM XML parser might be a better alternative. Expat will be > faster and less memory intensive than DOM. > > HTH... > > -- > Ray > > On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 07:03, Scott Fletcher wrote: > > I wonder about overwritting the same tag twice, like '<FirstName>' and end > > up with one result when using hte XML parse... Does anyone know that PHP > > XML Parse can work without overwriting in this case and still get two > > different result? > > > > Scott F. > > > > "Raditha Dissanayake" <jabber@raditha.com> wrote in message > > news:3F987A8C.3010104@raditha.com... > > > While it's possible to process XML using regular expression. The whole > > > point of using XML is that you wouldn't have to use hacked solutions > > > like that :-) > > > > > > Scott Fletcher wrote: > > > > > > >Hi Fellas! > > > > > > > > I don't want to use the PHP's XML feature at this moment because I > > found > > > >out that I need to recompile PHP with the XML support which I can't do at > > > >this moment. So, instead of recompiling, does anyone know of a good > > sample > > > >coding or class out there on the Internet that would work I'm looking > > for > > > >something similiar like this... Problem is I don't have good scripts > > that > > > >can handle the quote or double quote without missing up the XML data and > > PHP > > > >Array... > > > > > > > >--snip-- > > > >//Individual > > > ><FirstName>Bill</FirstName> > > > ><LastName>Clinton</LastName> > > > ><Gender>M</Gender> > > > ><FavoratePet>Dog</FavoratePet> > > > >//Joint > > > ><FirstName>Hillary</FirstName> > > > ><LastName>Clinton</LastName> > > > ><Gender>F</Gender> > > > ><FavoratePet>Cat</FavoratePet> > > > > > > > >//This would be return in array like... > > > >echo $XML_Tag['FirstName'][0]; //Output would be "Bill"... > > > >echo " "; //Whitespace... > > > >echo $XML_Tag['LastName'][0]; //Output would be "Clinton"... > > > >echo "'s favorate pet is a "; > > > >echo $XML_Tag['FavoratePet']; //Output would be "Dog"... > > > >echo " and his wife name is "; > > > >echo $XML_Tag['FirstName'][1]; //Output would be > > > >"Hillary"... > > > >echo " "; //Whitespace... > > > >echo $XML_Tag['LastName'][1]; //Output would be "Clinton"... > > > >--snip-- > > > > > > > >Just something like that... Thanks!!! > > > > > > > >Scott F. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Raditha Dissanayake. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > http://www.radinks.com/sftp/ | http://www.raditha/megaupload/ > > > Lean and mean Secure FTP applet with | Mega Upload - PHP file uploader > > > Graphical User Inteface. Just 150 KB | with progress bar.