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  • lawrence
    #1

    what is the easiest way to get a 2D array from an XML stream?

    I can't quite figure out PHP's XML functions. Given an XML stream like
    the one below, how do I get a 2D array?


    <xml>

    <entry>
    <weblogHeadline >
    Saddam found in Iraq
    </weblogHeadline>
    <weblogConten t>
    Military forces score a breakthrough today
    </weblogContent>
    </entry>

    <entry>
    <weblogHeadline >
    Saddam found in Iraq
    </weblogHeadline>
    <weblogConten t>
    Military forces score a breakthrough today
    </weblogContent>
    </entry>

    </xml>
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    • Chung Leong
      #2
      Re: what is the easiest way to get a 2D array from an XML stream?

      Parse the file with preg_match_all. That'll give you a 2D array.

      Uzytkownik "lawrence" <lkrubner@geoci ties.com> napisal w wiadomosci
      news:da7e68e8.0 403191540.4694a 67e@posting.goo gle.com...[color=blue]
      > I can't quite figure out PHP's XML functions. Given an XML stream like
      > the one below, how do I get a 2D array?
      >
      >
      > <xml>
      >
      > <entry>
      > <weblogHeadline >
      > Saddam found in Iraq
      > </weblogHeadline>
      > <weblogConten t>
      > Military forces score a breakthrough today
      > </weblogContent>
      > </entry>
      >
      > <entry>
      > <weblogHeadline >
      > Saddam found in Iraq
      > </weblogHeadline>
      > <weblogConten t>
      > Military forces score a breakthrough today
      > </weblogContent>
      > </entry>
      >
      > </xml>[/color]


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        • Andy Hassall
          #3
          Re: what is the easiest way to get a 2D array from an XML stream?

          On 19 Mar 2004 15:40:54 -0800, lkrubner@geocit ies.com (lawrence) wrote:
          [color=blue]
          >I can't quite figure out PHP's XML functions. Given an XML stream like
          >the one below, how do I get a 2D array?
          >
          >
          ><xml>
          >
          ><entry>
          > <weblogHeadline >
          > Saddam found in Iraq
          > </weblogHeadline>
          > <weblogConten t>
          > Military forces score a breakthrough today
          > </weblogContent>
          ></entry>
          >
          ><entry>
          > <weblogHeadline >
          > Saddam found in Iraq
          > </weblogHeadline>
          > <weblogConten t>
          > Military forces score a breakthrough today
          > </weblogContent>
          ></entry>
          >
          ></xml>[/color]

          http://uk.php.net/xml_parse_into_struct perhaps.

          --
          Andy Hassall <andy@andyh.co. uk> / Space: disk usage analysis tool
          http://www.andyh.co.uk / http://www.andyhsoftware.co.uk/space

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            • Andy Hassall
              #4
              Re: what is the easiest way to get a 2D array from an XML stream?

              On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 10:35:12 -0500, "Chung Leong" <chernyshevsky@ hotmail.com>
              wrote:
              [color=blue]
              >Uzytkownik "lawrence" <lkrubner@geoci ties.com> napisal w wiadomosci
              >news:da7e68e8. 0403191540.4694 a67e@posting.go ogle.com...[color=green]
              >> I can't quite figure out PHP's XML functions. Given an XML stream like
              >> the one below, how do I get a 2D array?[/color]
              >
              >Parse the file with preg_match_all. That'll give you a 2D array.[/color]

              But a 2D array of what? You cannot parse XML with a single regular expression,
              they aren't capable of storing enough state information to act as an
              SGML/HTML/XML parser.

              To parse XML, use an XML parser.

              --
              Andy Hassall <andy@andyh.co. uk> / Space: disk usage analysis tool
              http://www.andyh.co.uk / http://www.andyhsoftware.co.uk/space

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                • Chung Leong
                  #5
                  Re: what is the easiest way to get a 2D array from an XML stream?

                  A 2D array of a XML file of a specific schema as noted in the original post.
                  RegExp is perfectly capable of parsing that.

                  Uzytkownik "Andy Hassall" <andy@andyh.co. uk> napisal w wiadomosci
                  news:50ro50pbv3 to897q1m5h5jqvp m9fb01ehj@4ax.c om...[color=blue]
                  > On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 10:35:12 -0500, "Chung Leong"[/color]
                  <chernyshevsky@ hotmail.com>[color=blue]
                  > wrote:
                  >[color=green]
                  > >Uzytkownik "lawrence" <lkrubner@geoci ties.com> napisal w wiadomosci
                  > >news:da7e68e8. 0403191540.4694 a67e@posting.go ogle.com...[color=darkred]
                  > >> I can't quite figure out PHP's XML functions. Given an XML stream like
                  > >> the one below, how do I get a 2D array?[/color]
                  > >
                  > >Parse the file with preg_match_all. That'll give you a 2D array.[/color]
                  >
                  > But a 2D array of what? You cannot parse XML with a single regular[/color]
                  expression,[color=blue]
                  > they aren't capable of storing enough state information to act as an
                  > SGML/HTML/XML parser.
                  >
                  > To parse XML, use an XML parser.
                  >
                  > --
                  > Andy Hassall <andy@andyh.co. uk> / Space: disk usage analysis tool
                  > http://www.andyh.co.uk / http://www.andyhsoftware.co.uk/space[/color]


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