Finds and returns attributes and node values from an xml object

public function are:

matchAttribute(xml:XML, attributeName:String, attributeValue:String):Boolean
returns true if there exists an attribute of attribute name with the value of attribute value in the xml.

getAttributes(xml:XML, searchterm:String, attributeName:String, recursive:Boolean):Array
returns array of 0-* elements containing the attributes attributeName, of node searchterm.
If recursive flag is set to false array will be of 0-1 length.

getNodeContent(xml:XML, searchterm:String, recursive:Boolean):Array
returns an array of 0-* elements containing the contents of node searchterm.
If recursive flag is set to false the array will be of 0-1 length.

getNodeContentXML(xml:XML, searchterm:String, recursive:Boolean):Array
returns an array of 0-* elements containing the contents of node searchterm.
If recursive flag is set to false the array will be of 0-1 length.
The data is returned as xml blocks within the array.

*/

class com.maxgarfinkel.data.XmlSearch
{
private var returnData:Array;

public XmlSearch(){}

//checks if nodes attribute matches filter value
public function matchAttribute(xml:XML, attributeName:String, attributeValue:String):Boolean
{
if(xml.attributes[attributeName].toString() == attributeValue)
return true;
else
return false;
}

public function getAttributes(xml:XML, searchterm:String, attributeName:String, recursive:Boolean):Array
{
this.returnData = [];
this.searchId(xml, searchterm, attributeName, recursive);
return(returnData);
}

private function searchId(xml:XML, searchterm:String, attributeName:String, recursive:Boolean):Void
{
for(var i:Number = 0; i < xml.childNodes.length; i++)
{
if(xml.childNodes[i].nodeName.toString() == searchterm)
this.returnData.push(xml.childNodes[i].attributes[attributeName]);
if(recursive == true)
this.searchId(xml.childNodes[i], searchterm, attributeName, recursive);
}
}

//Returns xml node data as elements in a single array
public function getNodeContent(xml:XML, searchterm:String, recursive:Boolean):Array
{
this.returnData = [];
this.searchContent(xml, searchterm, recursive);
return(returnData);
}
//Returns xml node data as xml elements in a single array
public function getNodeContentXML(xml:XML, searchterm:String, recursive:Boolean):Array
{
this.returnData = [];
this.searchContentReturnXml(xml, searchterm, recursive);
return(returnData);
}

private function searchContent(xml:XML, searchterm:String, recursive:Boolean):Void
{
for(var i:Number = 0; i < xml.childNodes.length; i++)
{
if(xml.childNodes[i].nodeName.toString() == searchterm)
this.returnData.push(xml.childNodes[i].firstChild.nodeValue);
if(recursive == true)
this.searchContent(xml.childNodes[i], searchterm, recursive);
}
}

private function searchContentReturnXml(xml:XML, searchterm:String, recursive:Boolean):Void
{
for(var i:Number = 0; i < xml.childNodes.length; i++)
{
if(xml.childNodes[i].nodeName.toString() == searchterm)
this.returnData.push(xml.childNodes[i]);
if(recursive == true)
this.searchContentReturnXml(xml.childNodes[i], searchterm, recursive);
}
}
}

The only thing is that i want to make sure i use it the right way, since i dont have extensive experience using flash and actionscript. I’m more used to php.

So here’s my code (doesnt work actually). If you could guide me with tips i sure would be very grateful.

So beforehand, i’ve created the path “classLib/com/maxgarfinkel/data” and have stored your XmlSearch.as file there.

After that, i’ve set the right classpath in flash in order to be able to have access to it.

Should i use #include instead of import?

import com.maxgarfinkel.data.XmlSearch;

xmlData = new XmlSearch();

xDoc = new XML();
xDoc.ignoreWhite = true;
xDoc.load(”test.xml”);

xSearch = new Array;

xSearch = xmlData.getAttributes(”test.xml”, “season2″, “path”, recursive);
trace(xSearch);

thank you so much for your time…