On Oct 8, 12:48=A0am, "Joe Fawcett" <joefawc...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "lanmind" <LANMIN...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:29a0535b-a09c-46bf-a7ef-cb83341a7094@t......=
> Hello,
>
> > I have a PHP script that returns a PHP variable's value (a number in
> > this case) inside an XML document to the client. Is it possible to
> > make this number invisible when the user views the returned XML but
> > still accessible by some javascript?
>
> > Thank you
>
> Most browsers don't display raw XML, they apply a stylesheet first to tur=
n
> it into (X)HTML. If your user is actually seeing the XML then there's
> nothing you can do. If they are seeing HTML then you can either:
> Store the data in a hidden input element or a variable or a hidden div. T=
his
> will be accessible via script but also via view source.
> Or
> Retrieve the XML via an XmlHTTPRequest. Then process it via script. This =
way
> they won't be able to see it unless they have some sort of helper install=
ed,
> Fiddler for example, which can view the raw HTTP traffic.
>
> --
>
> Joe Fawcett (MVP - XML)
>
> http://joe.fawcett.name

Hi,

I was thinking I could hide some of the returned XML because of this
at W3C:

"With XSLT you can add/remove elements and attributes to or from the
output file. You can also rearrange and sort elements, perform tests
and make decisions about which elements to hide and display, and a lot
more."

It's here under the "XSLT =3D XSL Transformations" section:

http://www.w3schools.com/xsl/xsl_intro.asp

I haven't studied XSLT so I didn't know but now I'm thinking "elements
to hide and display" is for for outputting HTML only.

Thank you