[RESOLVED] query about DomNode->set_name

makingphpwork

Hello all,

Could someone please tell me the PHP 5 counter part of DomNode->set_name

Thanks in advance
Regards

Weedpacket

Um looks like DomNode->set_name to me.

makingphpwork

Thanks but when I tried using the above function it gave me error

 $clonenode->set_name($clonenode->node_name().$j)

Call to undefined method DOMElement::set_name()

and I am sure that in my code $clonenode is a domnode.Also I could not find any such function on PHP 5 Manual for DOM function.

Thanks in advance
regards

Weedpacket

makingphpwork wrote:
and I am sure that in my code $clonenode is a domnode.Also I could not find any such function on PHP 5 Manual for DOM function.

That's because it's in the DOM XML section, which contained the page you linked to in your original post.

But now I see that what you're wanting is the chapter on DOM, and not the chapter on DOM XML. Curiously, I've got both on my machine. I think I picked the extension up somewhere on PECL.

But I'm not aware of any equivalent of changing the name of an already-created node; indeed, the property is described in the manual as being read-only (which is reasonable while I'm thinking about it - right now I can't think of any reason why it would need changing).

makingphpwork

Thanks again

What I am trying to do is to repeat/clone a part of my XML 'n' number of times. Then add a value node to each section.Once this is done my XSL reads the XML and creates a form with the appropriate values. If the user needs to change any values at this stage he/she can as it is just a simple form and then submit it.

Now problem comes here

On submitting I need to have each and every value in the form to be in a different variable so that I can post the values to my PHP code and my form takes the variable name for each form member from the tag name of XML.
So when I clone node the tag name repeats and then When I post these values from FORM, I get only the last value as the variable names(which actually are tag names) repeats.

Also please have a look in here. I thought the way I posted my problem was not good in that link so I started this thread so as to be more precise.

Thanks in advance
Regards

makingphpwork

Is there any other way anyone can suggest so as to tackle the above problem?Or is my approach to the problem is incorrect?

Thanks in advance
regards

Weedpacket

Hang on; the "tag name"? The name of a tag (at least as far as these DOM functions are concerned) is something like "input" or "submit" or "form". You're wanting to change attribute values - the getAttribute() and setAttribute() methods.

In terms of the code in your previous thread:

   $clonenode = $node->cloneNode(true);   

	$clonenode->setAttribute('id', $clonenode->getAttribute('id').$j); // here
   $section->appendChild($clonenode);

makingphpwork

I want to say "thanks" but seems it is a very small word for sucha major help..

I really appreciate your help.I was thinking just in terms of something like

[code=php]$clonenode->set_name($clonenode->node_name().$j);[/code]

and did not realise there were many more function to look for....

Thanks again

Weedpacket

Well I learned something from this. I've started making a list of "confusing XML terms". This will be number 2: the name of a tag is not what its name says it is.

Number 1 is the XML spec's use of the word "application" to mean something entirely different from what the rest of the industry means by it. They should have used "dialect".