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Structures_DataGrid_DataSource_XML

Structures_DataGrid_DataSource_XML -- XML DataSource driver

Description

This class is a DataSource driver for XML data. It accepts strings and filenames. An XPath expression can be specified to extract a subset from the given XML data.

Supported operations modes

This driver supports the following operation modes:

Table 62-1. Supported operations modes of this driver

ModeSupported?
Multiple field sortingno
Insert, update and delete recordsno

Options

This driver accepts the following options:

Table 62-2. Options for this driver

OptionTypeDescriptionDefault Value
fieldAttributestringWhich attribute of the XML source should be used as column field name (only used if the XML source has attributes).null
fieldsarrayWhich data fields to fetch from the datasource. An empty array means: all fields. Form: array(field1, field2, ...)array()
generate_columnsboolGenerate Structures_DataGrid_Column objects with labels. See the 'labels' option. DEPRECATED: use Structures_DataGrid::generateColumns() insteadfalse
labelAttributestringWhich attribute of the XML source should be used as column label (only used if 'generate_columns' is true and the XML source has attributes).null
labelsarrayData field to column label mapping. Only used when 'generate_columns' is true. Form: array(field => label, ...) DEPRECATED: use Structures_DataGrid::generateColumns() insteadarray()
natsortbooleanWhether the array should be sorted naturally (e.g. example1, Example2, test1, Test2) or not (e.g. Example2, Test2, example1, test1; i.e. capital letters will come first).false
primaryKeyarrayName(s), or numerical index(es) of the field(s) which contain a unique record identifier (only use several fields in case of a multiple-fields primary key)null
xpathstringXPath to a subset of the XML data.''

Examples

Example 62-1. Bind a simple XML string

<?php
$xml = <<<XML
<records>
  <record>
    <firstname>Olivier</firstname>
    <lastname>Guilyardi</lastname>
    <city>Paris</city>
    <country>France</country>
  </record>
  <record>
    <firstname>Mark</firstname>
    <lastname>Wiesemann</lastname>
    <city>Aachen</city>
    <country>Germany</country>
  </record>
</records>
XML;

// Options for the bind() call (empty in this example)
$options = array();

// Bind the XML string
$test = $datagrid->bind($xml, $options, 'XML');

// Print binding error if any
if (PEAR::isError($test)) {
    echo $test->getMessage(); 
}
?>

Example 62-2. Bind a more complex XML string (using 'xpath' option)

<?php
$xml = <<<XML
<response>
  <date>today</date>
  <server>localhost</server>
  <records>
    <record>
      <firstname>Olivier</firstname>
      <lastname>Guilyardi</lastname>
      <city>Paris</city>
      <country>France</country>
    </record>
    <record>
      <firstname>Mark</firstname>
      <lastname>Wiesemann</lastname>
      <city>Aachen</city>
      <country>Germany</country>
    </record>
  </records>
</response>
XML;

// Options for the bind() call
$options = array('xpath' => '/response/records');

// Bind the XML string
$test = $datagrid->bind($xml, $options, 'XML');

// Print binding error if any
if (PEAR::isError($test)) {
    echo $test->getMessage(); 
}
?>
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