[phpXML] Re: [phpXML] miss-match

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

> I was initially thrown off by the 'trivialness' of the example but =
when I=20
> look at how you intend to process the file it seems to cry out for a=20
> different structure altogether.
>=20
> Is it not true that _if_ there are children _then_ the children should =

> stand as elements of the parent?  ((then the other 'content' is/are =
really=20
> attributes of the parent))
>=20
> That would say to me that  the example being discussed could (should?) =

> better be constructed like
>=20
> <blah1 precursor=3D"Text" postcursor=3D"text.">
>     <blah2>more</blah2>
> </blah>
>=20
> Wouldn't that be more parallel to the processing that you intend to do =
to=20
> the file?

The problem with this approach is when you come to an XML fragment like =
this:

<p>Hello there <b>my</b> name is <i>Nigel</i> Swinson</p>

Where do we put the "name is" text with a precursor, postcursor =
approach?

Currently this is the structure that we obtain (This clearly shows the =
"Hello therename isSwinson" text property of the /p[1] entry):

      We currently have  I suggest we aim for =20
      xml Object
      (
          [nodes] =3D> Array
              (
                  [/p[1]] =3D> Array
                      (
                          [context-position] =3D> 1
                          [document-position] =3D> 1
                          [name] =3D> p
                          [text] =3D> Hello therename isSwinson
                          [parent] =3D>=20
                          [attributes] =3D> Array
                              (
                              )

                          [children] =3D> Array
                              (
                                  [b] =3D> 1
                                  [i] =3D> 1
                              )
                      )

                  [] =3D> Array
                      (
                          [document-position] =3D> 0
                          [children] =3D> Array
                              (
                                  [p] =3D> 1
                              )
                      )

                  [/p[1]/b[1]] =3D> Array
                      (
                          [context-position] =3D> 1
                          [document-position] =3D> 2
                          [name] =3D> b
                          [text] =3D> my
                          [parent] =3D> /p[1]
                          [attributes] =3D> Array
                              (
                              )
                      )

                  [/p[1]/i[1]] =3D> Array
                      (
                          [context-position] =3D> 1
                          [document-position] =3D> 2
                          [name] =3D> i
                          [text] =3D> Nigel
                          [parent] =3D> /p[1]
                          [attributes] =3D> Array
                              (
                              )

                      )

              )
      ) xml Object
      (
          [nodes] =3D> Array
              (
                  [/p[1]] =3D> Array
                      (
                          [context-position] =3D> 1
                          [document-position] =3D> 1
                          [name] =3D> p
                          [text] =3D> "Hello there "
                          [after-element-text] =3D> ""
                          [parent] =3D>=20
                          [attributes] =3D> Array
                              (
                              )

                          [children] =3D> Array
                              (
                                  [b] =3D> 1
                                  [i] =3D> 1
                              )
                      )

                  [] =3D> Array
                      (
                          [document-position] =3D> 0
                          [children] =3D> Array
                              (
                                  [p] =3D> 1
                              )
                      )

                  [/p[1]/b[1]] =3D> Array
                      (
                          [context-position] =3D> 1
                          [document-position] =3D> 2
                          [name] =3D> b
                          [text] =3D> "my"
                          [after-element-text] =3D> " name is "
                          [parent] =3D> /p[1]
                          [attributes] =3D> Array
                              (
                              )
                      )

                  [/p[1]/i[1]] =3D> Array
                      (
                          [context-position] =3D> 1
                          [document-position] =3D> 2
                          [name] =3D> i
                          [text] =3D> "Nigel"
                          [after-element-text] =3D> " Swinson"
                          [parent] =3D> /p[1]
                          [attributes] =3D> Array
                              (
                              )
                      )
              )
      )=20
  =20
Using a system like this I think is scaleable, lossless, and wouldn't be =
all that hard to implement.

?

Nigel