XML changed with XSLT and displayed in PHP

john6384 · October 28, 2007

Hello, how would use a variable in an XSLT document that changes when a textfield is changed i.e I need an HTML field to filter the XML displayed by changing the XSLT.

So far I have the XML displayed and know how to change it using XSLT.

Also I have a Javascript function that detects a keypress in the HTML textfield.

Problem is how do I update XSLT with javascript or is this the wrong way.

The desired effect as you can guess is to have a search textfield that dynamically filters the XML.

Only want CLUES for this please and im using a forum as a last resort and becasue of lack of time.

Thank you

Barand · October 29, 2007

One way, perhaps.

Suppose xsl file is

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/">
  <html>
  <body>
    <h2>My CD Collection</h2>
    <table border="1">
      <tr bgcolor="#9acd32">
        <th>Title</th>
        <th>Artist</th>
      </tr>
      <xsl:for-each select="catalog/cd">
      <xsl:if test="price > ###">                                        //where  ### is value you want to change
        <tr>
          <td><xsl:value-of select="title"/></td>
          <td><xsl:value-of select="artist"/></td>
        </tr>
      </xsl:if>
      </xsl:for-each>
    </table>
  </body>
  </html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

read xsl file with file_get_contents.

use str_replace to replace "###" with your value

re-save the xsl file

john6384 · October 29, 2007

Thanks for the reply.

I need to use xsltProcessor in order to make a variable in the XSL file that changes i.e:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" 
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" 
xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format">
<xsl:template match="/">
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<script language="javascript">
<![CDATA[
var xslStylesheet;
var xsltProcessor = new XSLTProcessor();
var myDOM;
var xmlDoc;
var ID = "1";

function descriptionSearchFunction(){
var myXMLHTTPRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
myXMLHTTPRequest.open("GET", "BugList.xsl", false);
myXMLHTTPRequest.send(null);

xslStylesheet = myXMLHTTPRequest.responseXML;
xsltProcessor.importStylesheet(xslStylesheet);

myXMLHTTPRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
myXMLHTTPRequest.open("GET", "buglist.xml", false);
myXMLHTTPRequest.send(null);

xmlDoc = myXMLHTTPRequest.responseXML;

var fragment = xsltProcessor.transformToFragment(xmlDoc, document);

ID = document.getElementById("descriptionInput").innerHTML;

myXSLTProcessor.addParameter('ID', ID);

myDOM = fragment;
document.getElementById("descriptionInput").appendChild(fragment);

}
]]>
</script>

</head>
<body>
<form name='descriptionSearchForm'>
	<input type='text' name='descriptionInput' id='descriptionInput' onkeyup='descriptionSearchFunction()'></input>
</form>
<table id="buglist">
	<xsl:for-each select="buglist/bug">
		<tr>                             
			<td><xsl:value-of select="if (ID != '') then ID > $ID else '5'"/></td> 
		</tr>
	</xsl:for-each>
</table>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>

</xsl:stylesheet>

Is the select if else statement correct? - is the syntax correct for checking if ID is nothing.

Also if you spot any other reason for this not working then please say.

Cheers

Barand · October 29, 2007

no sign of this being a php problem, moved

john6384 · October 29, 2007

Well im almost there when using IE but not in Firefox.

I understand the code that uses an activeXObject although I do not understand how to do this for XMLHTTPRequest.

Some clues please:

<script language="javascript">
<![CDATA[
var XSLStylesheet;
var XSLTProcessor = new XSLTProcessor();
var XMLDOM;

function descriptionSearchFunction(xmlfile,xslfile){
ID = document.getElementById("descriptionInput").innerHTML;

if(window.ActiveXObject){
	XMLDOM = new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.FreeThreadedDOMDocument');
	XMLDOM.async = false;
	XMLDOM.loadXML(xmlfile);

	XSLTDOM = new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.FreeThreadedDOMDocument');
	XSLTDOM.async = false;
	XSLTDOM.load(xslfile);

	XSLStylesheet = new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XSLTemplate');
	XSLStylesheet.stylesheet = XSLTDOM;
	XSLTProcessor = XSLStylesheet.createProcessor();
	XSLTProcessor.input = XMLDOM;
	XSLTProcessor.addParameter('ID', ID);
	XSLTProcessor.transform();
}else if(window.XMLHttpRequest){
	var myXMLHTTPRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
	myXMLHTTPRequest.open("GET", xslfile, false);
	myXMLHTTPRequest.send(null);
	var xslRef = myXMLHTTPRequest.responseXML;
	XSLTProcessor.importStylesheet(xslRef);

	xmlhttp.open("GET",xmlfile,true);
	xmlhttp.send(null);
}

try{       
	content.innerHTML=XSLTProcessor.output;
}
catch(e){
	document.open();
	document.write(XSLTProcessor.output);
	document.close();
}
}
]]>
</script>

Only clues as I do not learn when the code is written for me.

Cheers

john6384 · October 30, 2007

I made some progress in using XSL variables.

This code gives an error in IE - error: object expected line 6 char 1

http://127.0.0.1/buglist.xml?descriptionInput=ateststring

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" 
xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
<xsl:template match="/">
<xsl:variable name="isPriority" select="2"></xsl:variable>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<script language="javascript">
<![CDATA[
var XSLStylesheet;
var XSLTProcessor = new XSLTProcessor();
var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
var XMLDOM;
function descriptionSearchFunction(){
ID = document.getElementById("descriptionInput").innerHTML;
alert("ID2");
if(window.ActiveXObject){
	XMLDOM = new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.FreeThreadedDOMDocument');
	XMLDOM.async = false;
	XMLDOM.loadXML("buglist.xml");

	XSLTDOM = new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.FreeThreadedDOMDocument');
	XSLTDOM.async = false;
	XSLTDOM.load("BugList.xsl");

	XSLStylesheet = new ActiveXObject('Msxml2.XSLTemplate');
	XSLStylesheet.stylesheet = XSLTDOM;
	XSLTProcessor = XSLStylesheet.createProcessor();
	XSLTProcessor.input = XMLDOM;
	XSLTProcessor.addParameter('isPriority', ID);
	XSLTProcessor.transform();
}
//If mozilla browser
else if(window.XMLHttpRequest){		
	  xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = state_Change
	  xmlhttp.open("GET","buglist.xml",false)
	  xmlhttp.send(null)
}

try{       
	content.innerHTML=XSLTProcessor.output;
}
catch(e){
	document.open();
	document.write(XSLTProcessor.output);
	document.close();
}
}

function state_Change()
{
// if xmlhttp shows "loaded"
if (xmlhttp.readyState==4)
{
	// if "OK"
	if (xmlhttp.status==200)
	{
		document.getElementById('XMLDiv').innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;		
	}
	else
	{
		alert("Problem retrieving XML data");
	}
}
}
]]>
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name='descriptionSearchForm'>
	<input type='text' name='descriptionInput' id='descriptionInput' onsubmit='descriptionSearchFunction()'></input>
</form>

<div id="XMLDiv">
</div>

<table id="buglist" style="border:1px solid black" height= "400" width="1000">
<tr><td>ID</td><td>Priority</td><td>Description</td></tr>
	<xsl:for-each select="buglist/bug">		
		<tr>  
			<xsl:choose>			
				<xsl:when test="IsPriority>=$isPriority">	
					<td><xsl:value-of select="ID"/></td>
					<td><xsl:value-of select="IsPriority"/></td>
					<td><xsl:value-of select="Description"/></td>
				</xsl:when>
				<xsl:otherwise>
					<td><xsl:value-of select="ID"/></td>
					<td><xsl:value-of select="IsPriority"/></td>
					<td bgcolor="#ff00ff"><xsl:value-of select="Description"/></td>
				</xsl:otherwise>
			</xsl:choose>
		</tr>
	</xsl:for-each>
</table>
</body>
</html>
</xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Cheers anyone

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