I would probably make this a new thread since it is a new question. Anyways, the answer to your question is no, unless you make that happen. When you use the xml parser in php you are using a expat parser (stream-oriented parser) that you set up (register) handlers for. So when the parser encounters a tag (element) then it is handled by a predefined handler (function in this case) that is created by the developer.
Now if you are using the DOM XML parser then the entire xml document is loaded as a DOM object like a tree. You can then access different branches (nodes) of the tree via dom functions. Each type of parser has its own pros and cons...I would suggest deciding which one is best for what you are doing. For example, if you have large xml files to parse, then expat is probably the best way...however, if you need to be able to access nodes of the document in random ways then the DOM XML parser might be a better alternative. Expat will be faster and less memory intensive than DOM. HTH... -- Ray On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 07:03, Scott Fletcher wrote: > I wonder about overwritting the same tag twice, like '<FirstName>' and end > up with one result when using hte XML parse... Does anyone know that PHP > XML Parse can work without overwriting in this case and still get two > different result? > > Scott F. > > "Raditha Dissanayake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > While it's possible to process XML using regular expression. The whole > > point of using XML is that you wouldn't have to use hacked solutions > > like that :-) > > > > Scott Fletcher wrote: > > > > >Hi Fellas! > > > > > > I don't want to use the PHP's XML feature at this moment because I > found > > >out that I need to recompile PHP with the XML support which I can't do at > > >this moment. So, instead of recompiling, does anyone know of a good > sample > > >coding or class out there on the Internet that would work I'm looking > for > > >something similiar like this... Problem is I don't have good scripts > that > > >can handle the quote or double quote without missing up the XML data and > PHP > > >Array... > > > > > >--snip-- > > >//Individual > > ><FirstName>Bill</FirstName> > > ><LastName>Clinton</LastName> > > ><Gender>M</Gender> > > ><FavoratePet>Dog</FavoratePet> > > >//Joint > > ><FirstName>Hillary</FirstName> > > ><LastName>Clinton</LastName> > > ><Gender>F</Gender> > > ><FavoratePet>Cat</FavoratePet> > > > > > >//This would be return in array like... > > >echo $XML_Tag['FirstName'][0]; //Output would be "Bill"... > > >echo " "; //Whitespace... > > >echo $XML_Tag['LastName'][0]; //Output would be "Clinton"... > > >echo "'s favorate pet is a "; > > >echo $XML_Tag['FavoratePet']; //Output would be "Dog"... > > >echo " and his wife name is "; > > >echo $XML_Tag['FirstName'][1]; //Output would be "Hillary"... > > >echo " "; //Whitespace... > > >echo $XML_Tag['LastName'][1]; //Output would be "Clinton"... > > >--snip-- > > > > > >Just something like that... Thanks!!! > > > > > >Scott F. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Raditha Dissanayake. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > http://www.radinks.com/sftp/ | http://www.raditha/megaupload/ > > Lean and mean Secure FTP applet with | Mega Upload - PHP file uploader > > Graphical User Inteface. Just 150 KB | with progress bar. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
