[phpXML] Re: [phpXML] Problems using element[@attribute=''] syntax ??

[<nig...@us...>]

Have you tried:

$aArray =3D  =
$calendarXML->evalute("/calendar[1]/month[normalize-space(@number)=3D'01'=
]/day[normalize-space(@number)=3D'02']","entry");
// ...You should really check that $aArray has exactly 1 element, =
then....
$newNode =3D $calendarXML->add_node($aArray[0],"entry");
$calendarXML->add_content($newNode,"something");

Undoubtedly addnode will require an ABSOLUTE address of the node to =
which you would like to add a node to.  If you pass evalute the string =
of the search that you think will produce you 1 node, then evaluate will =
return you an array of absolute addresses.  You can then pick the first =
address and add a node there.

get_content, set_content, get_attributes, set_attributes, add_node, =
delete_node ALL require ABSOLUTE FULLY QUALIFIED ADDRESSES.  ie =
/a[1]/b[2]/c[3]

If you want to use fancy XPath you have to use evalute() to obtain the =
absolute address then pass that back into the other "lower level" =
functions.

There have been loads of postings along these lines so far, and a lot of =
people on this list who still haven't quite got this point yet (It took =
me a while too...).  If you are ever having difficulty, then call =
evalute() and print_r() the results.  This will tell you if you XPath is =
wrong.  The documentation that declares that functions like add_node or =
get_content take XPath expressions is somewhat misleading in that you =
can't pass in any old XPath expression.  You must pass in a subset of =
XPath mainly those XPath expressions that are fully qualified.

:o)

Nigel

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To: <us...@li...>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 5:45 PM
Subject: [phpXML] Problems using element[@attribute=3D''] syntax ??


> Hi,
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> I can't, for the life of me, get the following working:
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> $newNode =3D
> =
$calendarXML->add_node("/calendar[1]/month[normalize-space(@number)=3D'01=
']/da
> y[normalize-space(@number)=3D'02']","entry");
> $calendarXML->add_content($newNode,"something");
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> I've checked my syntax and it appears to be fine but no matter what I =
do it
> won't add the node in. Does anybody have any ideas? I was hoping to =
use this
> method to help me to handle a calendar system quicker.
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> Regards,
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> Gareth
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