(PHP Extension) XML SearchForTag Method

Demonstrates the SearchForTag and SearchForTag2 methods.

The input XML, available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitSearch.xml, is this:

<root>
    <searchRoot>
        <fruit color="red">apple</fruit>
        <fruit color="green">pear</fruit>
        <veg color="orange">carrot</veg>
        <meat animal="cow">beef</meat>
        <xyz>
            <fruit color="blue">blueberry</fruit>
            <veg color="green">broccoli</veg>
        </xyz>
        <fruit color="purple">grape</fruit>
        <cheese color="yellow">cheddar</cheese>
    </searchRoot>
    <fruit color="red">strawberry</fruit>
    <fruit color="orange">peach</fruit>
    <root></root>
</root>

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<?php

// The "chilkat_9_3_2.php" is included in the Chilkat PHP Extension download
// The version number (9_3_2) should match version of the Chilkat extension used.
include("chilkat_9_3_2.php");

$xml = new CkXml();

//  The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruitSearch.xml
$success = $xml->LoadXmlFile('fruitSearch.xml');
if ($success != true) {
    print $xml->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  Search the sub-tree rooted at "searchRoot"
// xSearchRoot is a Chilkat.Xml
$xSearchRoot = $xml->FindChild('searchRoot');

//  Search for all nodes having the tag "fruit"
// xBeginAfter is a Chilkat.Xml
$xBeginAfter = null;
// xFound is a Chilkat.Xml
$xFound = $xSearchRoot->SearchForTag($xBeginAfter,'fruit');
while (!(is_null($xFound))) {

    print $xFound->content() . "\n";

    // xBeginAfter is a Chilkat.Xml
    $xBeginAfter = $xFound;
    // xFound is a Chilkat.Xml
    $xFound = $xSearchRoot->SearchForTag($xBeginAfter,'fruit');
}

print '--------------------------' . "\n";

//  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Now do the same, but instead use SearchForTag2
//  which updates the internal reference of the caller instead
//  of returning the found node.

// xBeginAfter is a Chilkat.Xml
$xBeginAfter = $xSearchRoot->GetSelf();
// xSearch is a Chilkat.Xml
$xSearch = $xSearchRoot->GetSelf();

$success = $xSearch->SearchForTag2($xBeginAfter,'fruit');
while ($success == true) {

    print $xSearch->content() . "\n";

    //  Copy the internal references so that the next search
    //  begins after the found node.
    $xBeginAfter->CopyRef($xSearch);
    $xSearch->CopyRef($xSearchRoot);

    $success = $xSearch->SearchForTag2($xBeginAfter,'fruit');
}


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