I am needing to parse an
XML file for my app and I dont have any clue how to do it. I went through one XMLParser tutorial, and it worked fine but the
XML file in the tutorial was very simple and my
XML file is quite a bit more complex.
here is a snippet of the
xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<digital_tpp cycle="1003" from_edate="0901Z 03/11/10" to_edate="0901Z 04/08/10">
<state_code ID="AK" state_fullname="Alaska">
<city_name ID="ADAK ISLAND" volume="AK-1">
<airport_name ID="ADAK" military="N" apt_ident="ADK" icao_ident="PADK" alnum="1244">
<record>
<chartseq>10100</chartseq>
<chart_code>MIN</chart_code>
<chart_name>TAKE-OFF MINIMUMS</chart_name>
<useraction></useraction>
<pdf_name>AKTO.PDF</pdf_name>
<cn_flg>N</cn_flg>
<cnsection></cnsection>
<cnpage></cnpage>
<bvsection>C</bvsection>
<bvpage></bvpage>
<procuid></procuid>
<two_colored>N</two_colored>
<civil> </civil>
<faanfd15></faanfd15>
<faanfd18></faanfd18>
<copter></copter>
</record>
<record>
<chartseq>10200</chartseq>
<chart_code>MIN</chart_code>
<chart_name>ALTERNATE MINIMUMS</chart_name>
<useraction></useraction>
<pdf_name>AKALT.PDF</pdf_name>
<cn_flg>N</cn_flg>
<cnsection></cnsection>
<cnpage></cnpage>
<bvsection>E</bvsection>
<bvpage></bvpage>
<procuid></procuid>
<two_colored>N</two_colored>
<civil> </civil>
<faanfd15></faanfd15>
<faanfd18></faanfd18>
<copter></copter>
</record>
</airport_name>
</city_name>
</state_code>
</digital_tpp>
What I'm needing to do is search the
XML file for the <...icao_ident> that the user specifies, then create a dictionary containing the <pdf_name> and <chart_name> for each <record> . I will then create a UI that displays the pdf files.
Can someone direct me to a good tutorial or explanation of how
XML parser works? Or if I'm going about this the wrong way I'd be open to suggestions too.
(the
XML file is about 8MB)
