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Iterate over Direct Children with a Specific Tag

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Demonstrates how to iterate over direct children having a specific tag.

The input XML, available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruit.xml, is this:

<root>
    <fruit color="red">apple</fruit>
    <fruit color="green">pear</fruit>
    <veg color="orange">carrot</veg>
    <meat animal="cow">beef</meat>
    <xyz>
        <fruit color="blue">blueberry</fruit>
        <veg color="green">broccoli</veg>
    </xyz>
    <fruit color="purple">grape</fruit>
    <cheese color="yellow">cheddar</cheese>
</root>

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llSuccess = .F.

loXml = createobject("CkXml")

// The sample input XML is available at http://www.chilkatsoft.com/data/fruit.xml
llSuccess = loXml.LoadXmlFile("fruit.xml")
if (llSuccess <> .T.) then
    ? loXml.LastErrorText
    release loXml
    return
endif

//  Get the number of direct children having the tag "fruit"
lnNumWithTag = loXml.NumChildrenHavingTag("fruit")

if (lnNumWithTag > 0) then

    for i = 0 to lnNumWithTag - 1
        loChild = loXml.GetNthChildWithTag("fruit",i)
        ? str(i) + ": " + loChild.Tag + " : " + loChild.Content
        release loChild
    next
    ? "-----"

    // Do the same as the above loop, but instead of creating
    // a new object instance for each child, call GetNthChildWithTag2 to
    // update the object's reference instead.
    for i = 0 to lnNumWithTag - 1
        // Navigate to the Nth child.  
        llSuccess = loXml.GetNthChildWithTag2("fruit",i)
        ? str(i) + ": " + loXml.Tag + " : " + loXml.Content
        // Navigate back up to the parent:
        llSuccess = loXml.GetParent2()
    next
    ? "-----"
endif



release loXml