Associate array from XML Parse

[ars_moriendi]

Hi all,

I'm trying to parse an XML file into an associate array and having trouble adapting the script I copied ( I know, I know--it's the lowest form of coding, but I need to get this done and I haven't been getting a lot of sleep lately).

This is my script:

$name="";
$stack = array();

if (! ($xmlparser = xml_parser_create()) )
{ 
   die ("Cannot create parser");
}

function start_tag($parser, $name, $attribs) {
   	echo "Current tag : ".$name."<br />";
   	if (is_array($attribs)) {
      echo "Attributes : <br />";
      while(list($key,$val) = each($attribs)) {
         echo "Attribute ".$key." has value ".$val."<br />";
       }
    }
}

function end_tag($parser, $name) {
   echo "Reached ending tag ".$name."<br /><br />";
}
function tag_contents($parser, $data) {
global $stack;
//NUMERIC ARRAY
array_push($stack, $data); 
//ASSOCIATIVE ARRAY???
/* $stack["$name"]="data";*/
   	echo "Contents : ".$data."<br />";
}

xml_set_element_handler($xmlparser, "start_tag", "end_tag");
xml_set_character_data_handler($xmlparser, "tag_contents");

$filename = "http://www.blahblah.com/rss.rss";
if (!($fp = fopen($filename, "r"))) { 
die("cannot open ".$filename); 
}

while ($data = fread($fp, 4096)){
   $data=eregi_replace(">"."[[:space:]]+"."<","><",$data);
   if (!xml_parse($xmlparser, $data, feof($fp))) {
      $reason = xml_error_string(xml_get_error_code($xmlparser));
      $reason .= xml_get_current_line_number($xmlparser);
      die($reason);
   }
}
xml_parser_free($xmlparser);

 

I know why stack["$name"]="data"; doesn't work, but my brain is melting and when I try and figure out the logic to do it properly, I get stuck.

Any ideas?

Thanks for your help.

-Erin

 

[zavaboy]

xml_parse_into_struct()