Need Parser that can read attributes of XML document...

[ChillyRoll]

Hello guys,
I am looking for a parser in PHP that can return all the
attributes of XML entities. I know how to read the XML Entities, but I
have got a problem with reading attributes. So I will appreciate if you
could give a parser that can return all the Entities and Attributes of
respective entities as an array.

For e.g.:

<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<Controller>
<NumberOfBoards>5</NumberOfBoards>
<NumberOfKeypads>1</NumberOfKeypads>
<QueueMode>N</QueueMode>
<EntranceDelay on="5" off="5" />
<Limits minLength="36" maxLength="800" />
<Conveyor perSecond="6.3" perPulse="8.0" />
<Roller relay="1" needsOrder="1">
<RollerUp1>84</RollerUp1>
<RollerDown>84</RollerDown>
<RollerUp2>84</RollerUp2>
</Roller>
</Controller>

This is a part of my XML document. I want to return all the Entites
with their attributes as an array.

Thanks in advance.

[Joe Kesselman]

Ch********@gmail.com wrote:

I am looking for a parser in PHP that can return all the
attributes of XML entities

I think you mean "attributes", not "entities"...?

I haven't used PHP, but any XML parser should deliver all the
information available in the document; otherwise, it isn't an XML parser.

A websearch on "php xml" finds lots of indication that folks are doing
this and some code examples which are retrieving attributes. "If it
happens, it must be possible."
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[ChillyRoll]

Joe Kesselman wrote:

Ch********@gmail.com wrote:

I am looking for a parser in PHP that can return all the
attributes of XML entities

I think you mean "attributes", not "entities"...?

I haven't used PHP, but any XML parser should deliver all the
information available in the document; otherwise, it isn't an XML parser.

A websearch on "php xml" finds lots of indication that folks are doing
this and some code examples which are retrieving attributes. "If it
happens, it must be possible."
--
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Hi Joe,

First of all, thanks for your immediate reply.

By Attributes and Entities I mean to say, relating to my XML
doc, <Controller>, <NumberOfBoards>, <NumberOfKeypads>, <QueueMode>,
<EntranceDelay, <Limits, <Conveyor, <Roller , <RollerUp1>,
<RollerDown>, <RollerUp2are all ENTITIES and in these the ATTRIBUTES
OF <EntranceDelay entity are ==>
on="5" and off="5"

Similarly there are some other entities that have attributes.

What I am saying is that, I have searched a net a lot for a parser that
can return all ENTITIES and ATTRIBUTES as an array, but I didn't get
any. I have a parser that gives me only ENTITIES and not attributes.

So can you help me solve this query?

Thanks again.

[strawberry]

Ch********@gmail.com wrote:

Joe Kesselman wrote:

Ch********@gmail.com wrote:

I am looking for a parser in PHP that can return all the
attributes of XML entities

I think you mean "attributes", not "entities"...?

I haven't used PHP, but any XML parser should deliver all the
information available in the document; otherwise, it isn't an XML parser.

A websearch on "php xml" finds lots of indication that folks are doing
this and some code examples which are retrieving attributes. "If it
happens, it must be possible."
--
() ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Joe Kesselman
/\ Stamp out HTML e-mail! | System architexture and kinetic poetry

Hi Joe,

First of all, thanks for your immediate reply.

By Attributes and Entities I mean to say, relating to my XML
doc, <Controller>, <NumberOfBoards>, <NumberOfKeypads>, <QueueMode>,
<EntranceDelay, <Limits, <Conveyor, <Roller , <RollerUp1>,
<RollerDown>, <RollerUp2are all ENTITIES and in these the ATTRIBUTES
OF <EntranceDelay entity are ==>
on="5" and off="5"

Similarly there are some other entities that have attributes.

What I am saying is that, I have searched a net a lot for a parser that
can return all ENTITIES and ATTRIBUTES as an array, but I didn't get
any. I have a parser that gives me only ENTITIES and not attributes.

So can you help me solve this query?

Thanks again.

Strange, the xml2Array class over at http://uk2.php.net/xml_parse
seems to do exactly what you want...

Array ( [0] =>
Array ( [name] =CONTROLLER
[attrs] =Array ( )
[children] =>
Array ( [0] =>
Array ( [name] =NUMBEROFBOARDS
[attrs] =Array ( )
[tagData] =5 )
[1] =>
Array ( [name] =NUMBEROFKEYPADS
[attrs] =Array ( )
[tagData] =1 )
[2] =>
Array ( [name] =QUEUEMODE
[attrs] =Array ( )
[tagData] =N )
[3] =>
Array ( [name] =ENTRANCEDELAY
[attrs] =>
Array ( [ON] =5 [OFF] =5 ) )
[4] =>
Array ( [name] =LIMITS
[attrs] =>
Array ( [MINLENGTH] =36
[MAXLENGTH] =800 ) )
[5] =>
Array ( [name] =CONVEYOR
[attrs] =>
Array ( [PERSECOND] =6.3
[PERPULSE] =8.0 ) )
[6] =>
Array ( [name] =ROLLER
[attrs] =>
Array ( [RELAY] =1
[NEEDSORDER] =1 )
[children] =>
Array ( [0] =>
Array ( [name] =ROLLERUP1
[attrs] =Array ( )
[tagData] =84 )
[1] =>
Array ( [name] =ROLLERDOWN
[attrs] =Array ( )
[tagData] =84 )
[2] =>
Array ( [name] =ROLLERUP2
[attrs] =Array ( )
[tagData] =84 ) ) ) ) ) )

[Joe Kesselman]

By Attributes and Entities I mean to say, relating to my XML

doc, <Controller>, <NumberOfBoards>, <NumberOfKeypads>, <QueueMode>,
<EntranceDelay, <Limits, <Conveyor, <Roller, <RollerUp1>,
<RollerDown>, <RollerUp2are all ENTITIES

"Entity" has a specific meaning in the XML world, and this isn't it.
These are Elements. If you want useful answers, it really is helpful to
use standard terminology when posing the question.

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