XmlParser

Parses an XML document

input := "";
input += "<inventory title=\"OmniCorp Store #45x10^3\">";
input += "<section name=\"health\">";
input += "<item upc=\"123456789\" stock=\"12\">";
input += "<name>Invisibility Cream</name>";
input += "<price>14.50</price>";
input += "<description>Makes you invisible</description>";
input += "</item>";
input += "<item upc=\"445322344\" stock=\"18\">";
input += "<name>Levitation Salve</name>";
input += "<price>23.99</price>";
input += "<description>Levitate yourself for up to 3 hours per application</description>";
input += "</item>";
input += "</section>";
input += "<section name=\"food\">";
input += "<item upc=\"485672034\" stock=\"653\">";
input += "<name>Blork and Freen Instameal</name>";
input += "<price>4.95</price>";
input += "<description>A tasty meal input a tablet; just add water</description>";
input += "</item>";
input += "<item upc=\"132957764\" stock=\"44\">";
input += "<name>Grob winglets</name>";
input += "<price>3.56</price>";
input += "<description>Tender winglets of Grob. Just add water</description>";
input += "</item>";
input += "</section>";
input += "</inventory>";

parser := XmlParser->New(input);
if(parser->Parse()) {
   # get first item
   results := parser->FindElements("/inventory/section[1]/item[1]")<XmlElement>;
   if(results <> Nil) {
      Console->Print("items: ")->PrintLine(results->Size());
   };
   # get all prices
   results := parser->FindElements("/inventory/section/item/price")<XmlElement>;
   if(results <> Nil) {
      each(i : results) {               
         element := results->Get(i)->As(XmlElement);
         element->GetContent()->PrintLine();
      };
   };
   # get names
   results := parser->FindElements("/inventory/section/item/name")<XmlElement>;
   if(results <> Nil) {
      Console->Print("names: ")->PrintLine(results->Size());
   };
};

Operations

• New
• FindElements
• GetEncoding
• GetError
• GetRoot
• GetVersion
• Parse
• TextToElement
• ToString