How to parse this xml in mozilla

[KB]

Hi folks,

I'm trying to adopt microsoft-specific code to mozilla. I have an xml
file which I can't figure out how to parse using the XMLDocument
object:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16" ?>
<locations>
<loc id="401" name="one" />
<loc id="402" name="two" />
<loc id="403" name="three" />
</locations>

here's the code:

var xmlfile = <above...>
xmldoc = document.implem entation.create Document( "", "", null );
xmldoc.addEvent Listener("load" , onload, false);
xmldoc.load( xmlfile );
.....
.....
function onload( evt )
{
// the following code works in IE, but in NS childNodes is
empty
var locs = xmldoc.childNod es[0];
for ( var i=0; i<locs.childNod es.length; i++ )
{
elem = locs.childNodes[i];
if ( elem.nodeName == "loc" )
{
var id = elem.attributes[0].value;
var name = elem.attributes[1].value;
alert( 'location : ' + id + ',' + name );
}
}
}

Any help is greatly appreciated
Kevin

[mscir]

Re: How to parse this xml in mozilla

KB wrote:
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> Hi folks,
>
> I'm trying to adopt microsoft-specific code to mozilla. I have an xml
> file which I can't figure out how to parse using the XMLDocument
> object:[/color]
<snip>

You might give some google hits a look:

http://www.quirksmode.org/dom/importxml.html

http://webfx.eae.net/dhtml/xmlextras/xmlextras.html

MIke

[Martin Honnen]

Re: How to parse this xml in mozilla



KB wrote:

[color=blue]
> I'm trying to adopt microsoft-specific code to mozilla. I have an xml
> file which I can't figure out how to parse using the XMLDocument
> object:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16" ?>
> <locations>
> <loc id="401" name="one" />
> <loc id="402" name="two" />
> <loc id="403" name="three" />
> </locations>
>
> here's the code:
>
> var xmlfile = <above...>[/color]

That should be a URL e.g.
var xmlfile = "file.xml";
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> xmldoc = document.implem entation.create Document( "", "", null );
> xmldoc.addEvent Listener("load" , onload, false);[/color]

Don't use a function named onload as that is the window.onload handler,
anything else is fine e.g.
xmldoc.addEvent Listener("load" , xmlLoadHandler, false);
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> xmldoc.load( xmlfile );
> ....
> ....
> function onload( evt )[/color]

function xmlLoadHandler (evt) {
[color=blue]
> {
> // the following code works in IE, but in NS childNodes is
> empty
> var locs = xmldoc.childNod es[0];[/color]

Better
var locs = xmldoc.document Element;


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Martin Honnen

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