DYNTOXML

The DYNTOXML function converts a dynamic array to XML

See also XMLTODYN and XMLTOXML

NOTE: This function is only available in jBASE 4.1 and later

COMMAND SYNTAX

DYNTOXML(array,xsl,result)

 

SYNTAX ELEMENTS

Convert the array to XML using the optimal xsl to transform

XML = (DYNTOXML(array,"",result)

Takes the contents of the dynamic array held in an array, and returns a generic XML representation of that array or an error

(result=0 OK; result<>0 Bad);

 

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

a = "Tom" : @AM : "Dick" : @AM : "Harry"

xml = DYNTOXML(a,"",result)

CRT xml

SCREEN OUTPUT

<?xml version="1.0" encoding ="ISO-8859-1"?>

<array>

  <data attribute="1" value="1" subvalue="1">Tom</data>

  <data attribute="2" value="1" subvalue="1">Dick</data>

  <data attribute="3" value="1" subvalue="1">Harry</data>

</array>

If a style sheet is passed in the second parameter, it performs a transform to give a different format of XML.

 

EXAMPLE 2

xml = DYNTOXML(a,xsl,result)

CRT xml

 

SCREEN OUTPUT

<mycustomer>

  <firstname>Tom</firstname>

  <lastname>Dick</lastname>

  <address>Harry</address>

</mycustomer>

XSL CONTENTS

<xsl:template match="/">

<mycustomer>

  <xsl:for-each select="array/data">

    <xsl:if test="@attribute=1">

      <firstname>

        <xsl:value-of select="."/>

      </firstname>

    </xsl:if>

    <xsl:if test="@attribute=2">

      <lastname>

        <xsl:value-of select="."/>

      </lastname>

    </xsl:if>

    <xsl:if test="@attribute=3">

      <address>

        <xsl:value-of select="."/>

      </address>

    </xsl:if>

    <xsl:if test="@attribute=4">

      <address2>

        <xsl:value-of select="."/>

      </address2>

    </xsl:if>

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