<pannbu79@g...> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I need to convert an XML file to a JS file,
>
> 1. Can I use <xsl:output method="text">?
>
> 2. I am suppose to convert the following pattern of XML to JavaScript
> file like the one given below.
> Input XML format:
> <links>
> <section1>
> <name>SearchEngines</name>
> <url>www.searchengines.com</url>
> <section2>
> <name>Google</name>
> <url>www.google.com</url>
> <section3>
> <name>Groups</name>
> <url>www.groups.google.com</url>
> </section3>
> <section3>
> <name>Mail</name>
> <url>www.gmail.com</url>
> </section3>
> </section2>
> <section2>
> <name>Yahoo</name>
> <url>www.yahoo.com</url>
> <section3>
> <name>Photos</name>
> <url>www.photos.yahoo.com</url>
> </section3>
> </section2>
> </section1> <!-- End of Section1  - I -->
> <section1>
> <name>Sample</name>
> <url>www.sample.com</url>
> <description>No section2 links are present for this.</description>
> </section1> <!-- End of Section1  - II -->
> <section1>
> <name>Tutorials</name>
> <url>www.tutorials.com</url>
> <section2>
> <name>XML</name>
> <url>www.tutorials.com/xml</url>
> <section3>
> <name>XSLT</name>
> <url>www.tutorials.com/xml/xslt</url>
> </section3>
> </section2>
>
> </section1> <!-- End of Section1  - III -->
> </links>
>
>
>
> Output JavaScript File: ( we need to make the values of the elements as
> arrays, naming for Each section's array has to be like it is given
> here.)
>
> //Section1 Entries
> Array1 = [
> [170, 120      // Few Hardcoded values
> ],
> ["SearchEngines","www.searchengines.com",1,0,1], // few values are
> hardcoded here 1,0,1
> ["Sample","www.sample.com",1,0,1],
> ["Tutorials","www.tutorials.com",1,0,1],
> ]
>
> //Section2 entries of Section1 I
> Array1_1 = [
> [],
> ["Google","www.google.com",1,0,0], // few values are hardcoded here
> 1,0,0
> ["Yahoo","www.yahoo.com",1,0,0],
> ]
>
> //Section2 entries of Section1 II - when description is present for
> Section 1, it should be given as section 2 link as well
> Array1_2 = [
> [],
> ["No section2 links are present for this.","www.sample.com",1,0,0],
> ]
>
> //Section2 entries of Section1 III
> Array1_3 = [
> [],
> ["XML","www.tutorials.com/xml",1,0,0],
> ]
>
> // Section 3 entries
>
> Array1_1_1 = [
> [],
> ["Groups","www.groups.google.com",1,0,0], // few values are hardcoded
> here 1,0,0
> ["Mail","www.gmail.com",1,0,0],
> ]
>
>
> Kindly let me know, how to do this kind of conversion from XML to
> JavaScript
>

This may be possible but have you heard of JSON (if not google it)

I think a better output would be a mixture of objects and arrays in a
heirarchy.

Eg.

I'm sure a better solution to:-

["Groups","www.groups.google.com",1,0,0], // few values are hardcoded

Would be:-

{name: 'Groups', url: 'www.groups.google.com', valuename: 1,
anothervaluename: 0,... }

Ultimately your Javascript code that actually uses this stuff will be way
more readable.  Also you won't need to create a mad variable names like
array_1_1_1.  Instead you'd have a single root variable holding a nested set
of arrays so accessing stuff will look like this:-

sections[0].sections[0].sections[0].url

BTW Section1, Section2, Section3 aren't good XML element names.  They should
all simply be called Section.

Let me know if you prefer to persue this approach and I'll help you develop
the XSL.  (I've always wanted a stab at XML to JSON but never got round to
it. Seen an example or two on the Web but they are too generic.)


> Thank you,
>
> Regards,
> Annbu P
>