Week 5 - MSXML - Martha's COIN 78b

CODES

Loading XML Document   Transforming XML Document   Writing Output to Page   Using DOM Methods

Loading an XML Document

1. Instantiate the XML parser using the ActiveXObject() function

   xmldoc = new;
   ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");

2. Set the async property on the object to false to ensure that the XML document is fully loaded before proceeding.

   xmldoc.async = false;

3. Load a specific XML document.

xmldoc.load("path/some.xml");

Transforming an XML Document with XSLT Stylesheet

output = xmldoc.transformNode(xsltstyle);

Writing Output to a Page

• Using document.write(). Place code in <SCRIPT/> block on page where you want output to appear.

  document.write(output)

• Using outerHTML or innerHTML. Create a "token" element (DIV ID="someToken") whose ourterHTML you'll set to output generated by XSL transformation. This will replace the DIV tag, while innerHTML inserts the output inside it.

  someToken.innerHTML = output;

Using DOM Methods

• getElementsByTagName("tagName")

  book_node = xmldoc.getElementsByTagName("book")[48]

• setAttribute(name,value)

  book_node.setAttribute('isbn','0735712867');

• getNamedItem(name)

  attribute=book_node.attributes.getNamedItem("isbn");