How to find a term in an XML file

m2244 · 10-10-2012, 06:49 PM

I am trying to load an XML file (no problems yet) and then, when a user enter some text into an input TF and hits enter, I want to look for that entered text in the XML file and return information associated with that text.

Do I have to itterate through the entire XML file with '.find'? I have to use attr() in there somewhere, than when it matches I need to return the 'def' attribute.

Code:

<glossary>


<item term="AAA" def="Not the American Automobile Association" rollover="A is A and A" />


<item term="ABC" def="Alpha Beta Carl" />


<item term="ABP" def="Air Bypass" />


<item term="AC" def="Air Conditioner" />

</glossary>

Code:

/* This captures the ENTER key event and checks for letters and numbers only. */
$(document).ready(function() 
{ 
	var glossary_file = $.get('glossary/glossary_data.xml');

    $('#gloss_search').keydown(function(event)
	{ 
        if (event.keyCode == 13)
		{
			var letterNumber = /^[0-9a-zA-Z]+$/;  
			if($(this).val().match(letterNumber))   
			{  
				getGlossTerm($(this).val());
				//return true;  
			} 
            return false; 
		}
	});
 });

 
function getGlossTerm(stringEntered)
{
	$(glossary_file).find(stringEntered).each(function(){
		// when the stringEntered is found how do I 
	});
	
	//glossary_file = $.parseXML( stringEntered );
	
	alert(term);
}

xelawho · 10-10-2012, 07:25 PM

I don't really know how jQuery parses xml. If they were normal html tags you could do this:

Code:

<script>
$('item').each(function() {
    alert($(this).attr('def'));
});
</script>