turn xml into 2 dimensional array

[lawrence]

Well, www.php.net seems utterly crashed. Does anyone know how to get
an XML stream and turn it into a 2 dimensional array?

[Phil Roberts]

Re: turn xml into 2 dimensional array

With total disregard for any kind of safety measures
lkrubner@geocit ies.com (lawrence) leapt forth and uttered:
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> Well, www.php.net seems utterly crashed. Does anyone know how to
> get an XML stream and turn it into a 2 dimensional array?
>[/color]

Here's a function I use to do that:

function fetch_xml($xml) {

if(is_file($xml )){
$xml_data = file_get_conten ts($xml);
}
else{
$xml_data = $xml;
}
$parser = xml_parser_crea te();
@xml_parse_into _struct($parser , $xml_data, $assoc_arr, $idx_arr);
@xml_parser_set _option($parser , XML_OPTION_CASE _FOLDING, 0);
@xml_parser_set _option($parser , XML_OPTION_SKIP _WHITE, 1);
$root_tag = $assoc_arr[0]['tag'];
$base_tag = strtolower($ass oc_arr[1]['tag']);
$i = 0;
foreach($assoc_ arr as $key => $element){
if($element['tag'] != $root_tag){
if(!preg_match( '/^\s+$/', $element['value'])){
$tag = strtolower($ele ment['tag']);
$items[$i][$tag] = $element['value'];
if($tag == $base_tag){
$i++;
}
}
elseif(isset($e lement['attributes'])){
$items[$i]['id'] = $element['attributes']['ID'];
}
}
}

return $items;
}

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[lawrence]

Re: turn xml into 2 dimensional array

Phil Roberts <philrob@HOLYfl atnetSHIT.net> wrote in message news:<Xns93E857 0789561philrobe rts@216.196.97. 132>...[color=blue]
> With total disregard for any kind of safety measures
> lkrubner@geocit ies.com (lawrence) leapt forth and uttered:
>[color=green]
> > Well, www.php.net seems utterly crashed. Does anyone know how to
> > get an XML stream and turn it into a 2 dimensional array?
> >[/color]
>
> Here's a function I use to do that:
>
> function fetch_xml($xml) {
>
> if(is_file($xml )){
> $xml_data = file_get_conten ts($xml);
> }
> else{
> $xml_data = $xml;
> }
> $parser = xml_parser_crea te();
> @xml_parse_into _struct($parser , $xml_data, $assoc_arr, $idx_arr);
> @xml_parser_set _option($parser , XML_OPTION_CASE _FOLDING, 0);
> @xml_parser_set _option($parser , XML_OPTION_SKIP _WHITE, 1);
> $root_tag = $assoc_arr[0]['tag'];
> $base_tag = strtolower($ass oc_arr[1]['tag']);
> $i = 0;
> foreach($assoc_ arr as $key => $element){
> if($element['tag'] != $root_tag){
> if(!preg_match( '/^\s+$/', $element['value'])){
> $tag = strtolower($ele ment['tag']);
> $items[$i][$tag] = $element['value'];
> if($tag == $base_tag){
> $i++;
> }
> }
> elseif(isset($e lement['attributes'])){
> $items[$i]['id'] = $element['attributes']['ID'];
> }
> }
> }
>
> return $items;
> }[/color]

Perfect. Thanks.