Simple XML Parsing in PHP4?

[Nick W]

Hi all,

I have an xml file like this:

<container>
<item>
<val1>Some val</val1>
<val2></val2>
<val3>some other val</val3>
<val4>And yet another</val4>
</item>
</container>


There are hundreds of items.

What is the simplest functions to use to parse this so that i can get the values of <val1> and <val4>

Im happy to go read the manual but i hoped someone might point me in the right direction to get me started?

thanks...

Nick

[digitalpoint]

Assuming your XML document is in the variable $data...

$parser = xml_parser_create('UTF-8');
xml_parser_set_option($parser, XML_OPTION_SKIP_WHITE, 1);
xml_parse_into_struct($parser, $data, $vals, $index);
xml_parser_free($parser);That will leave you with two arrays ($vals and $index) that will give you everything you need.

[Nick W]

>>xml_parse_into_struct

it all comes flooding back.. sheesh i have no memory, i actually did somthing similar once lol!

The only thing now is to try and get my head around the two array thing, i remember that being a real headache!

thanks shawn, very much obliged mate :)

Nick

[TwisterMc]

Oh I've wondered this for a while.

[Ozz]

If you have PEAR installed you can use the XML_SERIALIZER package.

You can get a XML file into an array and work with the array as you like. I can provide yo uwith an example and I think you can find tutorials in the web.

[roy77]

there are some tutorials i saw online, if you cnt find the answer here (and sry i cnt help u :( ) i would suggest you search yahoo or google