XMLReader() in PHP - parsing attributes in multiple elements with the same name

Question

Im using XMLReader to parse XML but i've come across a situation where two elements have the same name and not sure how to deal with it

the elements in question are

<field name="latitude" value="51.4070767"/>
<field name="longitude" value="-0.6366062"/>

I want to pull in the two value fields into seperate strings.

I can pull in the first one using this method

$bp = $product->fields->field["value"]; ###gives 51.4070767

but how do i access the second? (-0.6366062)

Cheers

Is the tag containing the <field> tags is <fields>? I don't know much about the XML reader. Maybe there is a way to split all of theses field into an array. — David
– David, Commented Apr 12, 2011 at 13:51
yes the orig tag is '<fields> <field name="latitude" value="51.4070767"/> <field name="longitude" value="-0.6366062"/> </fields>' — Franco
– Franco, Commented Apr 12, 2011 at 13:52

cweiske · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-12 13:53:39Z

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You need to make field an array, so that you can do:

$product->fields->field[0]["value"];
$product->fields->field[1]["value"];

answered Apr 12, 2011 at 13:53

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GodFather · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-12 14:01:00Z

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It's just one idea... You can find the node by attribute (getAttribute) and after you can select the node using moveToElement.

But the best option is use the simpleXML, where you can use XPath to find what you want.

answered Apr 12, 2011 at 14:01

GodFather

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