Process a string like XML

[Johannes]

Hello,

is there a way to process well-formed XML from a variable (string) in
order to extract attributes and node text? Take as an example,
"<selection name='xyz' count='12'>some-identifier</selection>"

Up to now, I'm using string operations (look for adjoining characters,
extract text), but maybe there is a way to do this with Javascript DOM
commands? The code needs to work with Internet Explorer 6/7.

Regards,
Johannes

 

[Martin Honnen]

is there a way to process well-formed XML from a variable (string) in
order to extract attributes and node text? Take as an example,
"<selection name='xyz' count='12'>some-identifier</selection>"

Up to now, I'm using string operations (look for adjoining characters,
extract text), but maybe there is a way to do this with Javascript DOM
commands? The code needs to work with Internet Explorer 6/7.

var doc = new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.DOMDocument.3.0');
if (doc.loadXML(
"<selection name='xyz' count='12'>some-identifier</selection>"))
{
// now you can use the MSXML DOM here e.g.
var attributes = doc.documentElement.attributes;
for (var i = 0; i < attributes.length; i++)
{
alert(attributes.nodeName + '=' + attributes.nodeValue);
}
alert(doc.documentElement.text);
}
else
{
alert('parse error: ' + doc.parseError.reason);
}

 

[Johannes]

   var doc = new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.DOMDocument.3.0');
   if (doc.loadXML(

[...]

That's what I've been missing. Thanks very much, Martin.