XML parser problem

drewsmith

Hi there,

I just started trying to work with xml and I am so LOST! Here is an example of the data I'm working with:

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<QRZDatabase xmlns="http://online.qrz.com">
<Callsign>
<call>KC9LJK</call>
<fname>DREW A</fname>
<name>SMITH</name>
<addr1>2687 19TH DRIVE</addr1>
<addr2>FRIENDSHIP</addr2>
<state>WI</state>
<zip>53934</zip>

<country>USA</country>
<latd>43.97679</latd>
<lond>-89.838601</lond>
<county>Adams</county>
<land>USA</land>
<efdate>2005-05-24</efdate>
<expdate>2015-05-24</expdate>
<p_call>KC9HOK</p_call>
<class>T</class>

<codes>HVIE</codes>
<views>30</views>
<bio>460/2005-07-10 19:28:44</bio>
<image></image>
<serial>1361503</serial>
<moddate>1900-01-25 08:00:31</moddate>
<MSA>0000</MSA>
<AreaCode>608</AreaCode>
<TimeZone>Central</TimeZone>

My goal is to simply get the data from each tag into a corresponding variable (i.e. $call = <call>). I could also pull the data out of an array but I don't know how to do that.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Drew

bpat1434

I'm not the foremost authority on Regular Expressions, but I'm sure this will help:

<?php

$file = "somefile.xml";
$contents = file_get_contents($file);
$lines = explode("\n", $contents);
$tags = Array();
$i = 0;

$exp = "<([_a-zA-Z0-9]?)>([_-a-zA-Z0-9*]?)<\/([_a-zA-Z0-9]?)>";

foreach($lines as $line){
    $otag = eregi($exp, "\\1", $line);
    $content = eregi($exp, "\\2", $line);
    $ctag = eregi($exp, "\\3", $line);

$tags = Array($otag => $content);

$i++;
}

foreach($tags as $tag => $content){
    echo '<b>Tag:</b> '.$tag.':    '.$content.'<br>';
}

?>

Hope that helps.

~Brett

drew010

another useful script. http://viebrock.ca/code/21/php-snippet-xml2array

drewsmith

Hey guys,

Thanks.