RE: [PHP] XML - XSLT transformation using XSLTProcessor class

[Boyd, Todd M.]

 -Original Message-
 From: th.he...@gmail.com [mailto:th.he...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of
 German Geek
 Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:18 AM
 To: PHP General list
 Subject: [PHP] XML - XSLT transformation using XSLTProcessor class
 
 Hi All,
 
 We are trying to import some xml data into the database. My idea was to
 make
 an xslt and then transform the xml to php code which generates the
 queries
 necessary and then gets evaled as php code for the actual import...
 
 Anyway, i got it working (mostly)!
 
 But i need to get the current element name with x-path. So i have the
 following:
 
 rootEl
   elementAchildOfAsome data 1/childOfA/elementA
   elementBchildOfBsome data 2/childOfB/elementB
   elementBchildOfBsome data 3/childOfB/elementB
   elementAchildOfAsome data 4/childOfA/elementA
   elementAchildOfAsome data 5/childOfA/elementA
 /rootEl
 
 xsl:for-each select=//elementA | //elementB
   // xsl:value-of select=childOfA / WORKS and gives the value of
 childOfA (e.g. some data 1)
   //... the php code...
 /xsl:for-each
 
 In the php code, I need to get the element tag name of the current
 element,
 so either elementA or elementB. How can i get that in an x-path
 expression?
 
 I know, this is not strictly a php question, but since the project is
 in php
 and this list has a very good response rate, i decided to ask here. I
 already looked on the web for hours, but maybe i just don't have the
 right
 keywords.
 
 Please help. Thanks.

I believe the name() XPath function is what you are looking for. It's been a 
while since I've worked with XPath query strings, but I believe .[name()] 
will get you the current element's tag name. Keep in mind: I'm not sure if this 
works with namespaced tags (like namespace:tagname /), but I have not tested 
this to be sure.

HTH,


// Todd

Re: [PHP] XML - XSLT transformation using XSLTProcessor class

[German Geek]

Thanks a lot. Sorry but 5 minutes after sending this email i figured it out
myself. I didn't know how to answer my own message because i didn't get my
own message... Anyway, this worked for me:

xsl:for-each select=//elementA | //elementB
  xsl:value-of select=name(.) /
/xsl:for-each

Hope this helps someone else...

Thanks again.

Tim

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http://www.ihostnz.com
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do.

2009/2/21 Boyd, Todd M. tmbo...@ccis.edu

  -Original Message-
  From: th.he...@gmail.com [mailto:th.he...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of
  German Geek
  Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:18 AM
  To: PHP General list
  Subject: [PHP] XML - XSLT transformation using XSLTProcessor class
 
  Hi All,
 
  We are trying to import some xml data into the database. My idea was to
  make
  an xslt and then transform the xml to php code which generates the
  queries
  necessary and then gets evaled as php code for the actual import...
 
  Anyway, i got it working (mostly)!
 
  But i need to get the current element name with x-path. So i have the
  following:
 
  rootEl
elementAchildOfAsome data 1/childOfA/elementA
elementBchildOfBsome data 2/childOfB/elementB
elementBchildOfBsome data 3/childOfB/elementB
elementAchildOfAsome data 4/childOfA/elementA
elementAchildOfAsome data 5/childOfA/elementA
  /rootEl
 
  xsl:for-each select=//elementA | //elementB
// xsl:value-of select=childOfA / WORKS and gives the value of
  childOfA (e.g. some data 1)
//... the php code...
  /xsl:for-each
 
  In the php code, I need to get the element tag name of the current
  element,
  so either elementA or elementB. How can i get that in an x-path
  expression?
 
  I know, this is not strictly a php question, but since the project is
  in php
  and this list has a very good response rate, i decided to ask here. I
  already looked on the web for hours, but maybe i just don't have the
  right
  keywords.
 
  Please help. Thanks.

 I believe the name() XPath function is what you are looking for. It's been
 a while since I've worked with XPath query strings, but I believe
 .[name()] will get you the current element's tag name. Keep in mind: I'm
 not sure if this works with namespaced tags (like namespace:tagname /),
 but I have not tested this to be sure.

 HTH,


 // Todd