This is for iOS. I've used XPath in other languages and it's totally awesome. So I am using some flags and a counter to get things done... feels like a total hack, but it's working.
Sorry, I'll specify in the future for sure... Google Voice: (508) 656-0622 Twitter: eric_dolecki XBoxLive: edolecki PSN: eric_dolecki http://blog.ericd.net On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Jens Alfke <j...@mooseyard.com> wrote: > > On Jun 7, 2011, at 7:03 AM, Eric E. Dolecki wrote: > > > What I am really after is the current_conditions data. How can one > specify > > WHERE in the XML to use the attributes from? A lot of the information is > > repeated in other nodes so I can't just check (if([elementName > > isEqualToString:@"condition"]){) , how can I check if the current > element is > > within a specific tag? (In this case the parent is current_conditions)? > > You _totally_ want to use XPath for this. It lets you write a simple query > string that fetches arbitrarily nested data. What you’re asking for is a > one-liner. There is a little bit of a learning curve for learning the > syntax, but it’s really worth it (you can find online tutorials pretty > easily by searching.) > > So instead of NSXMLParser, use the higher level NSXMLDocument (which can > even fetch the URL for you) and then use the XPath methods on it. > > [Um, except now it occurs to me that you didn’t specify what OS you’re on, > and last I heard iOS didn’t have NSXMLDocument yet… If you’re using iOS, > it’s best to specify that explicitly, since a lot of us old crusties here > will assume OS X unless otherwise stated.] > > —Jens _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
