ExtractXMLArray only extracts child elements with tag "element"
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2022 4:45 pm
ExtractXMLArray() allows us to extract XML elements into an array. Unfortunately, this function expects a specific XML tag name for the child elements.
If we take the following example from the ExtractXMLArray() documentation it will work fine:
But once we change the tag name "element" to something else, it won't work anymore as ExtractXMLArray() is only searching for elements with the tag name "element".
Therefore, we can't use ExtractXMLArray() for XML structures using a different tag name for it's array elements.
ExtractXMLElement() should provide an additional parameter allowing the developer to define the tag name to use for searching for the child element. Or even better: Simply use all direct child elements independently of the name.
If we take the following example from the ExtractXMLArray() documentation it will work fine:
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Xml$ = "<array><element>1</element><element>10</element><element>100</element></array>"
If ParseXML(0, Xml$) And XMLStatus(0) = #PB_XML_Success
Dim MyArray(0) ; will be resized by the next call
ExtractXMLArray(MainXMLNode(0), MyArray())
For i = 0 To ArraySize(MyArray())
Debug MyArray(i)
Next i
Else
Debug XMLError(0)
EndIfTherefore, we can't use ExtractXMLArray() for XML structures using a different tag name for it's array elements.
ExtractXMLElement() should provide an additional parameter allowing the developer to define the tag name to use for searching for the child element. Or even better: Simply use all direct child elements independently of the name.