File: xmlparsertest.php

<?

  //please note before running this file please download the XMLparser
  //from http://www.shipstaff.com/XMLPARSER.zip
  //without this notjhing is going to work

 include("XMLPARSER/ezxml.php");
    $xmlDocument =
 "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>
 <document version=\"42\">
  <person>
    <firstname value=\"Bård\" />
    <lastname value=\"Farstad\" />
    <description>
    Coder.
    </description>
  </person>
  <person>
    <firstname value=\"Christoffer A.\" />
    <lastname value=\"Elo\" />
    <description>
    Coder.
    </description>
  </person>
</document>";

$tree =eZXML::domTree($xmlDocument, array( "TrimWhiteSpace" => true ));

foreach ($tree->children as $document)
{
    // parse the document
    if ( $document->name == "document" )
    {

        // get the document version attribute
        foreach ($document->attributes as $documentAttr)
        {
            if ( $documentAttr->name == "version" )
            {
                print( "Found document with version: " . $documentAttr->content . "<br>" );
            }
        }

        // parse all persons
        foreach ( $document->children as $person )
        {

            if ( $person->name == "person" )
            {
                print( "Found a new person <br>" );

                $firstName = "";
                $lastName = "";
                $descriptionName = "";

                // get the name and description
                foreach ( $person->children as $personAttribute )
                {
                    //echo $personAttribute->name;
                    //echo '<br>';

                    switch ( $personAttribute->name )
                    {
                        case "firstname" :
                        {

                           //$firstName = $firstname->content;

                            $firstName = getAttrValue( $personAttribute, "value" );;
                        }break;

                        case "lastname" :
                        {
                            $lastName = getAttrValue( $personAttribute, "value" );
                        }break;

                        case "description" :
                        {
                              //this is the only modification from previous version
                             $description=get_contents($personAttribute);
                            // get the description text
                          /*  foreach ( $personAttribute->children as $description21 )
                            {

                                  $description = $description21->content;
                          */
                              /*  if ( $description->type == 3 )
                                {
                                    $description = $description->content;
                                }
                              */
                           // }

                        }break;
                    }

                }

                print( "The persons firstname is: $firstName <br>" );
                print( "The persons lastname is: $lastName <br>" );
                print( "The persons description is: $description <br>" );

            }
        }
    }
}








?>