get xml elements by name only

darthaxul · 01-20-2009, 05:06 PM

I wanted to know if it is possible to get the data for my items based on just the name of the item. for example i need to figure out how many hands the "Giant sword" requires, how do i get it from the xml file? this is only a snippet of the xml...

Code:

<Equipment>
   <Weapon>
     <Melee>
       <Blades>
          <Name>Giant sword</Name>
          <Integrity>10</Integrity>
          <Hands>2</Hands>
          <MinimumEffect>0</MinimumEffect>
          <DamageType>slash</DamageType>
        </Blades>
        <Spears>
          <Name>Pointed spear</Name >
          <Integrity>10</Integrity>
          <Hands>1</Hands>
          <MinimumEffect>0</MinimumEffect>
          <MaximumEffect>5</MaximumEffect>
          <DamageType>pierce</DamageType>
        </Spears>
     </Melee>
     <Magic>
        <Orbs>
          <Name>round orb</Name >
          <Integrity>10</Integrity>
          <Hands>1</Hands>
          <MinimumEffect>0</MinimumEffect>
       </Orbs>
       <Wands>
          <Name>yellow wand</Name >
          <Integrity>10</Integrity>
          <Hands>1</Hands>
          <MinimumEffect>0</MinimumEffect>
        </Wands>
     </Magic>
  </Weapon>
<Equipment>

chrism01 · 01-20-2009, 06:57 PM

The general solution requires a proper XML parser, otherwise its a nightmare to do by hand. Perl has several XML modules eg XML::Simple http://search.cpan.org/~grantm/XML-S.../XML/Simple.pm .
See also the tutorials http://www.perlmonks.org/?node=Tutor...L-Technologies

renjithrajasekaran · 01-24-2009, 10:10 AM

If you're using Java as a programming language - check out this API called CASTOR. It makes reading/writing from/to XML a breeze.