Xpath expression failing...

[Mapper99]

I have some simple xml:

<users>
<title>Floor1</title>
<user>
<fullname>John Doe</fullname>
<ID>Binary Avenue 1234 FL</ID>
<email>[email protected]</email>
<lat>2</lat>
<lon>4</lon>
</user>
</users>

I am trying to retrieve the value of "lat" where "fullname=John Doe"
using this PHP based xpath expression:

$lat = $users->xpath('/users/user/[fullname="Janet Smith"]');

Apparently my expression is invalid.

Any ideas?

QF

 

[Philippe Poulard]

Mapper99 a écrit :

I have some simple xml:

<users>
<title>Floor1</title>
<user>
<fullname>John Doe</fullname>
<ID>Binary Avenue 1234 FL</ID>
<email>[email protected]</email>
<lat>2</lat>
<lon>4</lon>
</user>
</users>

I am trying to retrieve the value of "lat" where "fullname=John Doe"
using this PHP based xpath expression:

$lat = $users->xpath('/users/user/[fullname="Janet Smith"]');

^^

Apparently my expression is invalid.

Any ideas?

'string(/users/user[fullname="Janet Smith"]/lat)'

QF

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[Martin Honnen]

I have some simple xml:

<users>
<title>Floor1</title>
<user>
<fullname>John Doe</fullname>
<ID>Binary Avenue 1234 FL</ID>
<email>[email protected]</email>
<lat>2</lat>
<lon>4</lon>
</user>
</users>

I am trying to retrieve the value of "lat" where "fullname=John Doe"
using this PHP based xpath expression:

$lat = $users->xpath('/users/user/[fullname="Janet Smith"]');

/users/user[fullname = "John Doe"]/lat

 

[Mapper99]

I have some simple xml:

<users>
<title>Floor1</title>
  <user>
  <fullname>John Doe</fullname>
  <ID>Binary Avenue 1234 FL</ID>
  <email>[email protected]</email>
  <lat>2</lat>
  <lon>4</lon>
  </user>
</users>

I am trying to retrieve the value of "lat" where "fullname=John Doe"
using this PHP based xpath expression:

$lat = $users->xpath('/users/user/[fullname="Janet Smith"]');

   /users/user[fullname = "John Doe"]/lat

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Have changed my code to:

$lats = $users->xpath('/users/user/[fullname="Janet Smith"]/lat');

I am still receiving an invalid expression error.

Mark

 

[Martin Honnen]

/users/user[fullname = "John Doe"]/lat

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Have changed my code to:

$lats = $users->xpath('/users/user/[fullname="Janet Smith"]/lat');

^^^

I am still receiving an invalid expression error.

Well if you don't use what is posted but insist on injecting your own
errors again we can't help. A predicate is part of a step and not a new
step so remove that / before the square bracket.

 

[Mapper99]

   /users/user[fullname = "John Doe"]/lat

       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Have changed my code to:

$lats = $users->xpath('/users/user/[fullname="Janet Smith"]/lat');

                                     ^^^

I am still receiving an invalid expression error.

Well if you don't use what is posted but insist on injecting your own
errors again we can't help. A predicate is part of a step and not a new
step so remove that / before the square bracket.

Well said Martin. My apologies.

QF

 

[Mapper99]

   /users/user[fullname = "John Doe"]/lat

       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Have changed my code to:
$lats = $users->xpath('/users/user/[fullname="Janet Smith"]/lat');

                                     ^^^

Well if you don't use what is posted but insist on injecting your own
errors again we can't help. A predicate is part of a step and not a new
step so remove that / before the square bracket.

        Martin Honnen
       http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

Well said Martin.  My apologies.

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Is this also an acceptable Xpath statement?

$lats = $users->xpath('/users/user[fullname=$fullname]/lat');

QF

 

[Joe Fawcett]

/users/user[fullname = "John Doe"]/lat

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Have changed my code to:
$lats = $users->xpath('/users/user/[fullname="Janet Smith"]/lat');

^^^

I am still receiving an invalid expression error.

Well if you don't use what is posted but insist on injecting your own
errors again we can't help. A predicate is part of a step and not a new
step so remove that / before the square bracket.

Martin Honnen
http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/

Well said Martin. My apologies.

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Is this also an acceptable Xpath statement?

$lats = $users->xpath('/users/user[fullname=$fullname]/lat');

QF

Yes, providing $fullname is in scope.