XML parser SDK for IOS - iphone

Question

I need to be able to parse XML for a project I'm working on.
How can I parse XML from a web page to the iPhone then read its contents?

Answer 1

Follow this , how to parse XML in Objective c using ASIHTTPRequest and handle all this methods
-(void)parser:(NSXMLParser *)parser didStartElement:(NSString *)elementName namespaceURI:(NSString *)namespaceURI qualifiedName:(NSString *)qualifiedName attributes:(NSDictionary *)attributeDict
-(void)parser:(NSXMLParser *)parser didEndElement:(NSString *)elementName namespaceURI:(NSString *)namespaceURI qualifiedName:(NSString *)qName
-(void)parser:(NSXMLParser *)parser foundCharacters:(NSString *)string
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Answer 2

NSString *url=#"http://www.lancers.jp/work";
NSData *data=[NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:url]];
NSDictionary *dict=[XMLParser dictionaryForXMLData:data error:nil];
NSLog(#"%#",[dict description]);
and use below file::::::
XMLParser.h
//
// XMLReader.h
//
// Created by Troy on 9/18/10.
// Copyright 2010 Troy Brant. All rights reserved.
//
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#interface XMLParser : NSObject<NSXMLParserDelegate>
{
NSMutableArray *dictionaryStack;
NSMutableString *textInProgress;
NSError **errorPointer;
}
+ (NSDictionary *)dictionaryForXMLData:(NSData *)data error:(NSError **)errorPointer;
+ (NSDictionary *)dictionaryForXMLString:(NSString *)string error:(NSError **)errorPointer;
#end
XMLParser.m
//
// XMLReader.m
//
// Created by Troy on 9/18/10.
// Copyright 2010 Troy Brant. All rights reserved.
//
#import "XMLParser.h"
NSString *const kXMLReaderTextNodeKey = #"text";
#interface XMLParser (Internal)
- (id)initWithError:(NSError **)error;
- (NSDictionary *)objectWithData:(NSData *)data;
#end
//NSString *url=[NSString stringWithFormat:#"%#",NSLocalizedString(#"locationname", nil)];
//url=[NSString stringWithFormat:url,app.latnear,app.lngnear];
//NSData *data=[NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:[NSURL URLWithString:url]];
//NSDictionary *dict=[XMLReader dictionaryForXMLData:data error:nil];
#implementation XMLParser
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Public methods
+ (NSDictionary *)dictionaryForXMLData:(NSData *)data error:(NSError **)error
{
XMLParser *reader = [[XMLParser alloc] initWithError:error];
NSDictionary *rootDictionary = [reader objectWithData:data];
[reader release];
return rootDictionary;
}
+ (NSDictionary *)dictionaryForXMLString:(NSString *)string error:(NSError **)error
{
NSData *data = [string dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
return [XMLParser dictionaryForXMLData:data error:error];
}
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark Parsing
- (id)initWithError:(NSError **)error
{
if (self = [super init])
{
errorPointer = error;
}
return self;
}
- (void)dealloc
{
[dictionaryStack release];
[textInProgress release];
[super dealloc];
}
- (NSDictionary *)objectWithData:(NSData *)data
{
// Clear out any old data
[dictionaryStack release];
[textInProgress release];
dictionaryStack = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
textInProgress = [[NSMutableString alloc] init];
// Initialize the stack with a fresh dictionary
[dictionaryStack addObject:[NSMutableDictionary dictionary]];
// Parse the XML
NSXMLParser *parser = [[NSXMLParser alloc] initWithData:data];
parser.delegate = self;
BOOL success = [parser parse];
// Return the stack's root dictionary on success
if (success)
{
NSDictionary *resultDict = [dictionaryStack objectAtIndex:0];
return resultDict;
}
return nil;
}
#pragma mark -
#pragma mark NSXMLParserDelegate methods
- (void)parser:(NSXMLParser *)parser didStartElement:(NSString *)elementName namespaceURI:(NSString *)namespaceURI qualifiedName:(NSString *)qName attributes:(NSDictionary *)attributeDict
{
// Get the dictionary for the current level in the stack
NSMutableDictionary *parentDict = [dictionaryStack lastObject];
// Create the child dictionary for the new element, and initilaize it with the attributes
NSMutableDictionary *childDict = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
[childDict addEntriesFromDictionary:attributeDict];
// If there's already an item for this key, it means we need to create an array
id existingValue = [parentDict objectForKey:elementName];
if (existingValue)
{
NSMutableArray *array = nil;
if ([existingValue isKindOfClass:[NSMutableArray class]])
{
// The array exists, so use it
array = (NSMutableArray *) existingValue;
}
else
{
// Create an array if it doesn't exist
array = [NSMutableArray array];
[array addObject:existingValue];
// Replace the child dictionary with an array of children dictionaries
[parentDict setObject:array forKey:elementName];
}
// Add the new child dictionary to the array
[array addObject:childDict];
}
else
{
// No existing value, so update the dictionary
[parentDict setObject:childDict forKey:elementName];
}
// Update the stack
[dictionaryStack addObject:childDict];
}
- (void)parser:(NSXMLParser *)parser didEndElement:(NSString *)elementName namespaceURI:(NSString *)namespaceURI qualifiedName:(NSString *)qName
{
// Update the parent dict with text info
NSMutableDictionary *dictInProgress = [dictionaryStack lastObject];
// Set the text property
if ([textInProgress length] > 0)
{
[dictInProgress setObject:textInProgress forKey:kXMLReaderTextNodeKey];
// Reset the text
[textInProgress release];
textInProgress = [[NSMutableString alloc] init];
}
// Pop the current dict
[dictionaryStack removeLastObject];
}
- (void)parser:(NSXMLParser *)parser foundCharacters:(NSString *)string
{
// Build the text value
[textInProgress appendString:string];
}
- (void)parser:(NSXMLParser *)parser parseErrorOccurred:(NSError *)parseError
{
// Set the error pointer to the parser's error object
*errorPointer = parseError;
}
#end