Extract data between two xml nodes with SAX Parser

[jatan bhavsar]

Hi All,

I have question about extracting xml data between two specific nodes with SAX Parser only.

Xml for your reference:

<root>
	<state id="product">
		<name>product</name>
		<locale>
		    <localeName>fr</localeName>
		    <currency>INR</currency>
		    <date>Y-m-d H:i:s</date>
		    <language>fr</language>
		</locale>
		<show>
			<element>
				<id>display_gujarati</id>
				<text>gujarati</text>
				<locale>hi</locale>
			</element>
			<element>
				<id>uiProductCodeLbl</id>
				<text>Product Code</text>
			</element>
         </show>
      </state>
      <state id="login">
         <name>product</name>
		  <locale>
		      <localeName>fr</localeName>
		      <currency>INR</currency>
		      <date>Y-m-d H:i:s</date>
		      <language>fr</language>
		   </locale>
			<show>
			  	  <element>
				    	<id>display_gujarati</id>
					    <text>gujarati</text>
						<locale>hi</locale>
				  </element>
	 			<element>
					<id>uiProductCodeLbl</id>
					<text>Product Code</text>
			     </element>
             </show>
        </state>
</root>

How can i get the data between <state id="product"></state> with all the child node. I dont want to use the dom xpath.I want to utilise the SAX parser.

Regards
Jatan

[g tsuji]

How can i get the data between <state id="product"></state> with all the child node. I dont want to use the dom xpath.I want to utilise the SAX parser.

First you know how to get _all_ the data, whatever it means, using SAX parser, I suppose.

With that as the base, you impose conditions from within the method startElement() of the Content Handler... verifying [1] the qualified name being equal to "state", and that [2] there exists an attribute named "id" and that [3] the latter being of value "product". With all these conditions tested positive, you raise a flag or whatever and you start storing/displaying all the results in whatever format used in the way getting _all_ the data mentioned above with all methods including startElement() always checking the flag for the green light to store/display data.

And then, in the endElement() method you verify if the qname being "state" or not. If yes, reset the flag to stop storing/displaying data... If no, just leave the flag alone.

That is the general layout if not an oversimplified description.