Remote XML

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#1

I tried to call a feed which is formatted as XML but could not figure out how to use in code. I had to reformat the data as such


ONE


TWO

.

This is not the format remotely…it is something like

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 10 3 true

How can I use this in code to get for example

Thanks

#2

You can add the next line before data loading.

dhx.DataDriver.xml.records="//item";

after that normal xml loading will work

{ view:"list", id:"mylist", url:"alter.xml", datatype:"xml",select:true, template:"#popularity#", select:true, type: { width: "auto" } }

Also, if you need to have a better control other data parsing - custom data driver can be implemeted

docs.dhtmlx.com/touch/doku.php?id=drivers

P.S. Beware that native XML parsing is problematic for Android devices. ( fine for iOS and desctop browsers ) , so JSON is a better format in the common case.

#3

dhtmlx touch still able to process xml on Android devices, but used workaround can fail if you need to have complex xpaths for data location. ( custom xml formats )

#4

Thanks for that info.

I still do not seem to understand how to get this to work. This is the source of the data http:// api.themoviedb.org/2.1/Movie.browse/en-US/xml/bc96c7b4bdd6de03d7e4367b08a6358c?order_by=rating&order=desc&genres=18&min_votes=5&page=2&per_page=10

How can I use what you provided to pick a certain item to populate a list?

Thanks

#5

Check the attached sample.

            dhx.DataDriver.xml.records = "//movie";
			
            dhx.ready(function(){
                dhx.ui({
                    container:"listbox",
    				rows:[
    					{ cols:[	
    						{ view:"list", 
    							id:"mylist", url:"proxy.php", datatype:"xml",select:true,
    							template:"#name# (#type#)", select:true, type: { width: "auto" }
    						}
    					  ] }
    				]
    			});
            });

load_list.ZIP (52.2 KB)

#6

Stanislav - Your solution is brilliant and works perfectly. I actually wrote a php proxy prior to your response that allows cross domain loading of XML which worked though I like your solution its far simpler.

Thank you very much. Your support is on point and immediate.