Lua

Demonstrate XML SearchForTag2

Demonstrates how to use SearchForTag2. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

local xml = chilkat.Xml.new()

-- Load the following XML:

--     <Test>
--         <testchild1>
--             test
--         </testchild1>
--         <testchild1>
--             test1
--         </testchild1>
--         <testchild1>
--             test2
--         </testchild1>
--         <testchild1>
--             test3
--         </testchild1>
--         <testchild1>
--             test4
--         </testchild1>
--         <testchild1>
--             test5
--         </testchild1>
--         <testchild1>
--             test6
--         </testchild1>
--     </Test>

local success = xml:load_xml("<Test><testchild1>test</testchild1><testchild1>test1</testchild1><testchild1>test2</testchild1><testchild1>test3</testchild1><testchild1>test4</testchild1><testchild1>test5</testchild1><testchild1>test6</testchild1></Test>")

local i = 0
local xmlSearch = xml:get_root()
local afterPtr = xml:get_root()
local pTemp

-- Alway begin the search from the root.
while xmlSearch:search_for_tag2(afterPtr, "testchild1") do
    -- If successful, xmlSearch now points to the found element.
    i = i + 1

    -- Set afterPtr = xmlSearch (so we find the next match after the one we just found)
    -- Rest xmlSearch to the root of the XML tree to be searched.
    print(i .. ": " .. xmlSearch.content)
    pTemp = afterPtr
    afterPtr = xmlSearch
    pTemp:get_root2()
    xmlSearch = pTemp
end

print("----")

-- A better way:
local sbState = chilkat.StringBuilder.new()
i = 0
while xml:next_in_traversal2(sbState) do
    if xml:tag_equals("testchild1") then
        print(i .. ": " .. xml.content)
        i = i + 1
    end
end

xml:get_root2()