Re: XPath Search

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

Try stuff like this:

// Find all nodes that have a feature element that contains the word =
cabinet, case insensitively
$aMatches =3D =
$Object->match("//*[contains(x-tolower(feature),'cabinet')]");
// Cycle through the nodes we find
foreach ($aMatches as $Match) {
    // $Match will be something like /Product[1]/Component[3]
    echo $Object->getAttributes($Match.'/image', 'src');
    echo $Object->wholeText($Match.'/title');
}

Sorry it took so long to respond, I was hoping someone else on the list =
would beat me to it.

Nigel
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Tod McIntyre=20
  To: php...@li...=20
  Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 7:55 PM
  Subject: XPath Search


  I just found this class and it seems to offer exactly what I want.  =
I'm new to it & xpath though so I'm slowly learning how to do things.  I =
want to perform a search on my XML database for a string entered by a =
user.  Say for instance "cabinet".  From this I want to search several =
XML files of the following structure:=20

  <?xml version=3D"1.0"?>
  <!DOCTYPE product PUBLIC "-//RYE//DTD IMAGEDB 1.0 Strict//EN" =
"component.dtd">
  <product>
   <component id=3D"wall_cab">
     <title>Wall Cabinet</title>
     <image src=3D"/images/cabinetry/wall_cab.jpg" />
     <link href=3D"/products/cabinetry/wall.html" />
     <feature>Sturdy double wall door </feature>=20
     <feature>Door has perforated inside wall for hanging hooks for =
tools etc</feature>=20
     <feature>Solid steel construction 20-Gauge (.036") thick </feature> =

     <feature>One shelf included 24" x 10" x 0.6" </feature>
     <keywords>tools sports sporting </keywords>
   </component>=20
   <component id=3D"component2">
     ...
   </component> =20
  </product>

  I have added keywords to enhance the search functionality.  What I =
want to do is extract the title, image, and link of any product that =
contains, in any tag, the string entered by the user.

  I'm not exactly sure how to do this.=20

  Can someone point me in the right direction?  I know it's asking a =
lot, but even a quick pointer would help me out.  I'm not a very =
experienced php programmer
  .
  Thanks very much,

  Brad