note 96948 added to function.xml-parse

@vladimir_wof_nikolaich_dot_ru I wanted to return multiple nodes with the same name at the same level: <root> <container> <node>a</node> <node>b</node> <node>c</node> <node>d</node> </container> </root> I came up with this function as a small modification to yours. I suggest use of both for different purposes and make no claims as to the quality of the algorithm: // // use this to get nodes of tree by path with '/' terminator // function get_values_by_path($__xml_tree, $__tag_path) { $tmp_arr =& $__xml_tree; $results = array(); $tag_path = explode('/', $__tag_path); for ($i=0; $i < count($tag_path); $i++) { $tag_name = $tag_path[$i]; $res = false; foreach ($tmp_arr as $key => $node) { if ($i == (count($tag_path) - 1) && is_int($key) && $node['name'] == $tag_name) { $results[] = $node; $res = true; } elseif (is_int($key) && $node['name'] == $tag_name) { $tmp_arr = $node; $res = true; break; } } if(!$res) return false; } return $results; } I can see a problem if there are several sets of nodes at the same level: <root> <container id="1"> <node>a</node> <node>b</node> <node>c</node> <node>d</node> </container> <container id="2"> <node>e</node> <node>f</node> <node>g</node> <node>h</node> </container> </root> The function would quit after returning nodes a-d in container 1 and would never reach container 2. It would require three runs of the function to obtain all 8 nodes. One to get the two container nodes, then a further two to run those nodes back through the function individually. ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 212.240.194.66 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.xml-parse.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/96948 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96948/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96948/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96948/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96948/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96948/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96948/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/96948 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/96948 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php