Difficulty in using xml pull parser

Question

I am trying to parse the xml file:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<root>
    <command>
        <word>cancel</word>
        <explanation>cancel print requested with lp</explanation>

    </command>
    <command>
        <word>cat file</word>
        <explanation>Display the file</explanation>

    </command>
</root>

I am using XML pull parser for this.My program is

package com.example.androidsample2;

import java.io.IOException;
import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;
import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.res.Resources;
import android.content.res.XmlResourceParser;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        TextView myXmlContent = (TextView)findViewById(R.id.my_xml);
        String stringXmlContent;
        try {
            stringXmlContent = getEventsFromAnXML(this);
            myXmlContent.setText(stringXmlContent);
        } catch (XmlPullParserException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

    private String getEventsFromAnXML(Activity activity)
    throws XmlPullParserException, IOException
    {
        StringBuffer stringBuffer = new StringBuffer();
        Resources res = activity.getResources();
        XmlResourceParser xpp = res.getXml(R.xml.xmlfile);
        xpp.next();
        int eventType = xpp.getEventType();
        String tag;
        while ((eventType = xpp.next()) != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT)
        {
            if(XmlPullParser.START_TAG==eventType)
            {
                tag=xpp.getName();
                //stringBuffer.append("\n"+tag);
                if(tag=="word")
                {
                    eventType=xpp.next();
                    stringBuffer.append("\n"+xpp.getText().toString());
                }
            }

        }
        return stringBuffer.toString();

    }
}

How can i obtain the "explanation" by using "word".i.e how can i obtain "cancel print requested with lp" by using "cancel"?

Codo · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-02 12:06:46Z

4

The following line might work in C# but not in Java:

if(tag=="word")

Instead, write:

if (tag.equals("word"))

Update:

String word = null;
while ((eventType = xpp.next()) != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT)

    ...

    if (tag.equals("word"))
    {
        eventType = xpp.next();
        word = xpp.getText();
    }
    else if (tag.equals("explanation"))
    {
        eventType = xpp.next();
        if ("cancel".equals(word))
        {
            stringBuffer.append("\n" + xpp.getText());
        }
    }

edited Aug 2, 2012 at 12:06

answered Aug 2, 2012 at 11:29

Codo

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3 Comments

user1387035 Over a year ago

my code is giving the value of words using above code.How can i get meaning?

Codo Over a year ago

@user1387035: See my update. But there are probably better approaches to parse XML data than using a pull parser.

user1387035 Over a year ago

I ma getting this:the method getText cannot be used for the type string.

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