[xmljs-users] ELEMENT_NODE Vs TEXT_NODE

[Barry B. <Ba...@al...>]

(this list has been so quiet that I'm wondering if I'm still =
subscribed...)

hi all

I'm really stumped on this (partly because I'm trying to muddle through =
this while being unwell)

I've got a bunch of child nodes that are returning alternating (and =
phantom) types (xml below). I've had to filter out the "phantoms" with=20

if(thisPeriod.nodeType =3D=3D 1)

Tracing the nodeType and length of childNodes I get 15 child nodes and =
their types are

3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3,1,3.=20

I should only have 7 childNodes (7 "periods"). Where have the 8 text =
nodes come from?

thanx
barry.b


   periods =3D =
timetableRoot.getElementsByTagName("periods").item(0).getChildNodes();
   for(var i=3D0;i<periods.length;i++){
    var thisPeriod =3D periods.item(i) // each child node
   =20
    if(thisPeriod.nodeType =3D=3D 1){// "1" =3D  DOMNode.ELEMENT_NODE; =
"3" =3D  DOMNode.TEXT_NODE
    .... process ...

- <periods>
    + <period currentperiod=3D"NO">
    + <period currentperiod=3D"NO">
    + <period currentperiod=3D"NO">
    + <period currentperiod=3D"NO">
    + <period currentperiod=3D"NO">
    + <period currentperiod=3D"NO">
    + <period currentperiod=3D"NO">
+ <periods>


and each <period> has this layout (note: there are 0 to many subjects)


<period currentperiod=3D"NO">
	<day_code><![CDATA[ 2  ]]></day_code>
	<prd_code><![CDATA[ 1  ]]></prd_code>
	<prd_desc><![CDATA[ Period 1  ]]></prd_desc>
	<prd_end><![CDATA[ {ts '1970-01-01 09:39:00'}  ]]></prd_end>
	<prd_start><![CDATA[ {ts '1970-01-01 09:00:00'}  ]]></prd_start>
	<prd_weight />=20
	<tt_id><![CDATA[ 26  ]]></tt_id>
	<subjects>
		<subject sub_code=3D"0031">
			<sub_code><![CDATA[ 0031  ]]></sub_code>
			<shortdescription><![CDATA[ Mat1  ]]></shortdescription>
			<class><![CDATA[ A  ]]></class>
			<room><![CDATA[ B3  ]]></room>
			<sub_desc><![CDATA[ Mathematics I  ]]></sub_desc>
			<tch_code><![CDATA[ LD  ]]></tch_code>
			<tch_name><![CDATA[ Miss L Dent  ]]></tch_name>
		</subject>
  </subjects>
  </period>