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by Karlis - 6 days ago (2016-05-19)

I need to parse XML document using PHP parse functions

+1	I need to parse XML document using PHP parse functions and create HTML form from it.

• 1 Clarification request

• 1. by Manuel Lemos - Yesterday (2016-05-23) Reply

  What kind of XML document is that? Can you show a sample?

• 2. by Karlis - Yesterday (2016-05-23) in reply to comment 1 by Manuel Lemos Comment

  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <forms>

  <form>
  	<name>test</name>
  	<field>
  		<name>Field1</name>
  		<text>First field</text>
  		<value>Default value 1</value>
  		<size />
  	</field>
  	<field>
  		<name>Field2</name>
  		<text>Another field</text>
  		<value>Its value</value>
  		<size>50</size>
  	</field>
  	<field>
  		<name>check1a</name>
  		<type>Checkbox</type>
  		<text>A check box a</text>
  		<value>1</value>
  		<checked>1</checked>
  	</field>
  </form>
  <form>
  	<name>form two</name>
  	<field>
  		<name>TwoField1</name>
  		<text>Two field</text>
  		<value>Two Default value 1</value>
  	</field>
  	<field>
  		<name>TwoField2</name>
  		<text>Two Another field</text>
  		<value>Two Its value</value>
  		<size>20</size>
  	</field>
  	<field>
  		<name>ta1</name>
  		<id>ta1</id>
  		<type>textarea</type>
  		<rows>15</rows>
  		<cols>60</cols>
  		<value>This is a text area</value>
  		<text>Notes&lt;br&gt;</text>
  	</field>
  	<field>
  		<name>radio1</name>
  		<type>radio</type>
  		<text>Box 1</text>
  		<value>1</value>
  		<checked>1</checked>
  	</field>
  	<field>
  		<name>radio1</name>
  		<text>Box 2</text>
  		<type>radio</type>
  		<value>2</value>
  	</field>
  	<field>
  		<name>check1</name>
  		<type>Checkbox</type>
  		<text>A check box</text>
  		<value>1</value>
  	</field>
  </form>
  

  </forms>

• 3. by Manuel Lemos - Yesterday (2016-05-23) in reply to comment 2 by Karlis Comment

  I have a package to parse XML documents easily and another to generate and validate forms. If that is what you want I can suggest that you use them together. Just let me know.

• 4. by Karlis - Yesterday (2016-05-24) in reply to comment 3 by Manuel Lemos Comment

  I just need to generate and validate forms from XML document.

• 5. by Karlis - 13 hours ago (2016-05-24) in reply to comment 4 by Karlis Comment

  Last time I create a web page where I insert xml and as a result is generated html form. That time it was xslt tranformations.

  Could You make it like web page where I can insert that xml structure and from it will generates html form?

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Generic XML parser class: Arbitrary XML parser.

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by Manuel Lemos package author 13905 - 15 hours ago (2016-05-24) Comment This class that parse arbitrary XML documents and returns a structured array that would be easy to process and generate forms with the PHP forms generation and validation class. Using both classes together you have a solution for your problem.

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• 1. by Manuel Lemos package author - 15 hours ago (2016-05-24) Reply

  There is a tutorial article here explaining how to use the XML parser class to parse a XML document with a single call.