Get Array from XML file stored in url

Question

I am trying to get all arrays I store in: https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/tekstpieprz/strings.xml

I would like to use them for my textviews. I have added Unirest but cannot get my head around JSON. I have tried to play with something like:

HttpResponse<JsonNode> request = (HttpResponse<JsonNode>) Unirest.get("https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/tekstpieprz/strings.xml")
            .getBody("docukrz");
    JSONObject myObj = request.getBody().getObject();
    final JSONArray results  = myObj.getJSONArray(String docukrz);

so then I can use the array in:

    final String[] docukrz = res.getStringArray(R.array.docukrz);

But instead using

Resources

I would like to use the array I store online. I do not fully understand how JSON works, I have only started learning JAVA 6 weeks ago. Any help would be much much appreciated.

The response is in XML, not JSON. You need to use an XML parser. — TheWanderer
– TheWanderer, Commented Nov 17, 2018 at 15:11
But how? Honestly wherever I ask I cannot find a simple answer. I have searched a lot on stack and other forums and everyone is suggesting something else. I have been suggested to use Unirest, retrofit, xml parse. I am just learning this stuff and I honestly don't know where to learn from. I may as well just keep the resources file locally, but I thought I will go step forward and put it online, so I can change it whenever I want without new app version. Would appreciate some more details or at least to point where I could begin or where to learn from. Thanks! — Lukas
– Lukas, Commented Nov 17, 2018 at 15:20
Online resources are a bad idea. What if the device is offline? — TheWanderer
– TheWanderer, Commented Nov 17, 2018 at 15:23
Then it won't work, simple as that. I will be updating the file frequently plus I have spent so much time on it I would like to know how to do that for future. Sorry but your comment does not help. — Lukas
– Lukas, Commented Nov 17, 2018 at 15:27

PushpikaWan · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-17 15:29:22Z

1

You can find XML prase example here How can I parse xml from url in android?. according to that answer, your code should be like below

   URL url = new URL("https://s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/tekstpieprz/strings.xml");
     DocumentBuilderFactory dbf = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
     DocumentBuilder db = dbf.newDocumentBuilder();
     Document doc = db.parse(new InputSource(url.openStream()));
     doc.getDocumentElement().normalize();

     NodeList nodeList = doc.getElementsByTagName("docukrz");
     ArrayList resourceList = new ArrayList();
      for (int i = 0; i < nodeList.getLength(); i++) {

          Node node = nodeList.item(i);
          resourceList.add(node);
 }

answered Nov 17, 2018 at 15:29

PushpikaWan

2,5853 gold badges18 silver badges25 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

1 Comment

TheWanderer Over a year ago

If another question has the same answer, you should mark as duplicate, not copy the answer.

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Get Array from XML file stored in url

1 Answer 1

1 Comment

Your Answer

Linked

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

1 Answer 1

1 Comment

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Linked

Related