Re: How to parse this kind of XML

["Daniel Brown" <parasane@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Feb 7, 2008 6:17 PM, VamVan <vamseevan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How can I parse this kind of XML data?
>
>   <event:event>
>
>
>   < event:sessionType>9</event:sessionType>
>
>   <event:hostWebExID>marketingprograms</event:hostWebExID>
>
>   <event:startDate>05/22/2008 09:00:00</event:startDate>
>
>   <event:endDate>05/22/2008 10:00:00</event:endDate>
>
>   <event:timeZoneID>4</event:timeZoneID>
>
>   <event:duration>60</event:duration>
> </event:event>
>
> I am using SimpleXMLElement function but some cannot retrieve the
> nodes like timeZoneID for example

    I'm sure you're already aware of it, and that it's just a typo in
the email, but there's a space between the lt carat and the
event:sessionType node declaration.

    Now, if you want to reinvent the wheel, this will work:

<?
$xmldata =<<<EOD
<event:event>


 <event:sessionType>9</event:sessionType>

 <event:hostWebExID>marketingprograms</event:hostWebExID>

 <event:startDate>05/22/2008 09:00:00</event:startDate>

 <event:endDate>05/22/2008 10:00:00</event:endDate>

 <event:timeZoneID>4</event:timeZoneID>

 <event:duration>60</event:duration>
</event:event>
EOD;

function parseXML($input) {
        preg_match_all('/<event:(.*)>((.)|(.*))<\/event:(.*)>/Ui',$input,$matches);
        $output = array();
        for($i=0;$i<count($matches);$i++) {
                $tmp = array($matches[1][$i] => $matches[2][$i]);
                $output = array_merge($output,$tmp);
        }
        return $output;
}

$stream = parseXML($xmldata);

foreach($stream as $p => $v) {
        $$p = $v;
}

echo $sessionType."\n";
echo $startDate."\n";
echo $endDate."\n";
echo $timeZoneID."\n";
echo $duration."\n";
?>



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</Dan>

Daniel P. Brown
Senior Unix Geek
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