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# Node.js XML 2 Object | ||
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Simple wrapper on the SAX parser to parse xml into javascript objects. | ||
Simple wrapper on the [SAX.js](https://github.com/isaacs/sax-js) parser to parse xml into javascript objects. | ||
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Give `xml2object` a XML file and an array of XML elements and it will parse through the | ||
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## Install | ||
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npm install xml2object | ||
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## Usage | ||
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var xml2object = require('xml2object'); | ||
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// Create a new xml parser with an array of xml elements to look for | ||
var parser = new xml2object('myAnimals.xml', [ 'animal' ]); | ||
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// Bind to the object event to work with the objects found in the XML file | ||
parser.on('object', function(name, obj) { | ||
console.log('Found an object: %s', name); | ||
console.log(obj); | ||
}); | ||
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// Bind to the file end event to tell when the file is done being streamed | ||
parser.on('end', function(name, obj) { | ||
console.log('Finished parsing xml!'); | ||
}); | ||
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// Start parsing the XML | ||
parser.start(); | ||
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## Module | ||
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### xml2object(xmlFile, elements) | ||
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Constructor for creating an instance of the xml parser | ||
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var xml2object = require('xml2object'); | ||
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// Parse the myAnimals.xml file looking for <animal> elements | ||
var parser = new xml2object('myAnimals.xml', [ 'animal' ]); | ||
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### .start() | ||
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Triggers the xml file to start streaming to the parser. Call this method after you have bound to the events. | ||
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### Event: 'object' | ||
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function(name, obj) { ... } | ||
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Triggered when an object has been parsed from the XML file with the name of the element found and the actual object. | ||
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### Event: 'end' | ||
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function() { ... } | ||
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Marks the end of the input file when it has been completely streamed through the parser. |