XML parsing

[Sandman]

Hello

I have been trying to wrap my head arouns this, but I can't seem to get it to
work the way I want it to. Could someone helpful please tell me how I get this:

<function>
<name>array_push</name>
<examples>
<example>
<name>A way to do it</name>
<code>
$array = array("foo", "bar")
$array = array_push($array, "goo")
</code>
</example>
</examples>
</function>

To this:

array (
name -> array_push
examples -> array(
example -> array(
name -> A way to do it
code -> $array = array("foo", "bar")
$array = array_push($array, "goo")
)
)
)

My problems so far has been traversing the xml in a good way and:

1. After parsing, I am left with the code stripped of variables
'$array = array("foo", "bar")' becomes ' = array("foo", "bar")'

2. Newlines in the code disappaers, how do I make them stay?

Anyone feeling overly helpful and could give me an example to make the above
xml into the above array.

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[Sandman]

In article <mr**********************@news.fu-berlin.de>,
Sandman <[e-mail]> wrote:

Hello

I have been trying to wrap my head arouns this, but I can't seem to get it to
work the way I want it to. Could someone helpful please tell me how I get
this:

<function>
<name>array_push</name>
<examples>
<example>
<name>A way to do it</name>
<code>
$array = array("foo", "bar")
$array = array_push($array, "goo")
</code>
</example>
</examples>
</function>

To this:

array (
name -> array_push
examples -> array(
example -> array(
name -> A way to do it
code -> $array = array("foo", "bar")
$array = array_push($array, "goo")
)
)
)

My problems so far has been traversing the xml in a good way and:

1. After parsing, I am left with the code stripped of variables
'$array = array("foo", "bar")' becomes ' = array("foo", "bar")'

2. Newlines in the code disappaers, how do I make them stay?

Anyone feeling overly helpful and could give me an example to make the above
xml into the above array.

Is there really no one who has a simple solution to the above?

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Sandman[.net]

[Zurab Davitiani]

Sandman wrote on Monday 15 September 2003 00:38:

<function>
<name>array_push</name>
<examples>
<example>
<name>A way to do it</name>
<code>
$array = array("foo", "bar")
$array = array_push($array, "goo")
</code>
</example>
</examples>
</function>

To this:

array (
name -> array_push
examples -> array(
example -> array(
name -> A way to do it
code -> $array = array("foo", "bar")
$array = array_push($array, "goo")
)
)
)

My problems so far has been traversing the xml in a good way and:

1. After parsing, I am left with the code stripped of variables
'$array = array("foo", "bar")' becomes ' = array("foo", "bar")'

2. Newlines in the code disappaers, how do I make them stay?

Anyone feeling overly helpful and could give me an example to make the
above xml into the above array.

Is there really no one who has a simple solution to the above?

I didn't get your first post, just your own follow-up. Here's one solution:

1. Get ActiveLink PHP XML Package from:

http://www.active-link.com/intranet/software.php
OR
http://php-xml.sourceforge.net/

2. It helps to read docs at this point.

3. Parse your XML string into an XML object like:
$functionXML = new XML($functionXMLString);
OR, if you are reading from a file, you can use XMLDocument object for that
too.

4. Use something like following function to get your array (warning -
untested code):

function convertXMLToArray($xml) {
$arrNew = array();
if(get_class($xml) != "xml" && get_class($xml) != "xmlbranch")
return(false);
else {
if($xml->hasBranch()) {
$branches = $xml->getBranches();
foreach($branches as $branch) {
$tagName = $branch->getTagName();
if($branch->hasBranch())
$arrNew[$tagName] = convertXMLToArray($branch);
else
$arrNew[$tagName] = $branch->getTagContent();
}
}
else
$arrNew[] = $xml->getTagContent();
}
return($arrNew);
}

Note: If you specifically need an array for some reason, use the above; if
you don't need an array, but need a way to store, access, and modify XML,
then simply use XML object methods to do so, i.e. you won't need to mess
with arrays and the above function at all.

Good luck!

Disclaimer: I am the author of ActiveLink PHP XML Package; the package is
available under LGPL.

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ActiveLink, LLC
www.active-link.com/intranet/

[Dalibor Karlovic]

Zurab Davitiani wrote:

Note: If you specifically need an array for some reason, use the above; if
you don't need an array, but need a way to store, access, and modify XML,
then simply use XML object methods to do so, i.e. you won't need to mess
with arrays and the above function at all.
What I really don't get is what he's going to do with the data. If he's
gonna print it, then XSL is the way to go, IMHO.
Disclaimer: I am the author of ActiveLink PHP XML Package; the package is
available under LGPL.

No harm in little self promotion. :) Nice job on the package.

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Dado

Somewhere, just out of sight, the unicorns are gathering.

[Sandman]

In article <9e************@amelie.ofr.hr>,
Dalibor Karlovic <da**@krizevci.info> wrote:

Note: If you specifically need an array for some reason, use the above; if
you don't need an array, but need a way to store, access, and modify XML,
then simply use XML object methods to do so, i.e. you won't need to mess
with arrays and the above function at all.

What I really don't get is what he's going to do with the data. If he's
gonna print it, then XSL is the way to go, IMHO.

Ok, please elaborate - any suggestions are welcome!

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[Dalibor Karlovic]

Sandman wrote:

I appolagize for the length of the post.

What I really don't get is what he's going to do with the data. If he's
gonna print it, then XSL is the way to go, IMHO.

Ok, please elaborate - any suggestions are welcome!

You do like this:

<?php
// XML + XSL
$oXsl = xslt_create();

if ($sResult = xslt_process($oXsl, 'test.xml', 'test.xsl', NULL)){
echo $sResult;
} else {
die (xslt_error($oXsl));
}

xslt_free($oXsl);
?>

This will parse files test.xml and test.xsl which are located where the
script is located. The content of the files:

(test.xml)

<functions>
<function>
<name>array_push</name>
<examples>
<example>
<name>a way to do it</name>
<code>
<![CDATA[
$myArray = array("foo", "bar");
$myArray = array_push($myArray, "goo");
]]>
</code>
</example>
<example>
<name>another way</name>
<code>
<![CDATA[
$myArray = array("foo", "bar", "goo");
$myArray = array_push($myArray, "goo");
]]>
</code>
</example>
</examples>
</function>
<function>
<name>array_pop</name>
<examples>
<example>
<name>you use it like this (code doesn't work :)</name>
<code>
<![CDATA[
$myArray = array("foo", "bar");
$myArray = array_pop($myArray, "goo");
]]>
</code>
</example>
</examples>
</function>
</functions>

test.xsl

<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="function">
<h1>
<xsl:value-of select="name"/>
</h1>
<xsl:for-each select="examples">
<xsl:for-each select="example">
<div>
<xsl:value-of select="name"/>
<pre>
<code>
<xsl:value-of select="code"/>
</code>
</pre>
</div>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:for-each>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Output I got when finished:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<h1>array_push</h1><div>a way to do it<pre><code>

$myArray = array("foo", "bar");
$myArray = array_push($myArray, "goo");

</code></pre></div><div>another way<pre><code>

$myArray = array("foo", "bar", "goo");
$myArray = array_push($myArray, "goo");

</code></pre></div>
<h1>array_pop</h1><div>you use it like this (code doesn't work
:)<pre><code>

$myArray = array("foo", "bar");
$myArray = array_pop($myArray, "goo");

</code></pre></div>

I am _really_ new to all this XSL business so this probably can be done much
cleaner, but this works :)

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Dado

There is no time like the pleasant.