Useful Function:getXMLNodes

[laserlaser]

Hello,i write a new useful function.This name is getXMLNodes,good!

My name is |OS|Bikers! in MTA!

The Codes:

  
function getXMLNodes(xmlfile,nodename) 
   local xml = xmlLoadFile(xmlfile) 
   if xml then 
      local ntable={} 
      local a = 0 
      while xmlFindChild(xml,nodename,a) do 
         table.insert(ntable,a+1) 
         ntable[a+1]={} 
         local attrs = xmlNodeGetAttributes ( xmlFindChild(xml,nodename,a) ) 
         for name,value in pairs ( attrs ) do 
            table.insert(ntable[a+1],name) 
            ntable[a+1][name]=value 
         end 
          
         ntable[a+1]["nodevalue"]=xmlNodeGetValue(xmlFindChild(xml,nodename,a)) 
  
         a=a+1 
      end 
      return ntable 
   else 
      return {} 
   end 
end 

Example USE:

  
local aTeam = getXMLNodes("teams.xml","team") 
for ka,vc in ipairs(aTeam) do 
      outputDebugString(vc.tag) 
end 
  

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[greacius]

Oke... what's so usefull about this...?

[laserlaser]

Oke... what's so usefull about this...?

Time to good use,More quickly...There is no unnecessary code

Ty for reply my topic

[dzek (varez)]

You can put this on MTA wiki if you want.

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Useful_Functions

[laserlaser]

You can put this on MTA wiki if you want.

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/Useful_Functions

yes i want but how to ?

[dzek (varez)]

You need to login with Open ID to wiki (click "Log in with OpenID" on the top-right).

Before you need to have Open ID account. if you dont have it - register it for example: here

(btw: according to existing xml functions it will be better to name your function xmlGetNodes)

after login go to:

https://wiki.multitheftauto.com/wiki/XmlGetNodes

and press "edit" link.

if you dont know anything about wiki syntax, you can check another function wiki source (like this one - result)

fill your function page, and save it. you are done.

[greacius]

Oke... but it only gets the value, not the attributes, and what if there isnt any value?

[laserlaser]

Oke... but it only gets the value, not the attributes, and what if there isnt any value?

if there isn't any value return "" else return node value

if there isn't any attr then return table hasn't attr

[Callum]

It's more efficient to do a loop for the XML children, instead of looping a table, which used another loop to be generated.