Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

XML GetChildWithAttr

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Demonstrates how to get the content of a particular node with a particular attribute. For example, returns "Face up in the Rain" for the Name="Album" node.

 <Response Status="OK">
   <Item Name="ZoneID">0</Item>
   <Item Name="State">2</Item>
   <Item Name="FileKey">305718</Item>
   <Item Name="Artist">Michael Tomlinson</Item>
   <Item Name="Album">Face Up in the Rain</Item>
   <Item Name="Name">The Way We're Going</Item>
   <Item Name="Status">Playing</Item>
</Response> 

Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Xml;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  xml: TXml;
  xItem: TXml;

begin
  success := False;

  xml := TXml.Create;

  success := xml.LoadXmlFile('qa_data/resp.xml');
  if (success <> True) then
    begin
      WriteLn(xml.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  xItem := xml.GetChildWithAttr('Item','Name','Album');
  if (xml.LastMethodSuccess = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn('not found.');
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn(xItem.Content);

  xItem.Free;


  xml.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.