Getting innerText bewteen node in XML document

[idn]

Hi,

I am having problems getting the inner value of a node in an xmldocument.

Below is a sample of the document:

<help>
	<topic id="1" admin="false">
		<question>How do I change the relationship between this portal and other portals in the related portals section?</question>
		<answer>The portals can be arranged in a hierarchical structure to allow users to better navigate between the different portals, if you want a portal to appear underneath another portal, or want another portal to be listed under this portal, please contact the <a href="mailto:jbolt@foo.com">admin</a> stating which portal you want to move and where you want to move it to.</answer>
	</topic>
	<topic id="2" admin="false">

		<question>How do I retire a portal?</question>
		<answer>Please contact the <a href="mailto:jbolt@foo.com">admin</a> stating which portal needs to be retired. By retiring the portal, the relevant modifier will no longer be visible in the document id tool; however the portal and all its documentation will still be accessible by viewing the <a href="http://dmportls-wxp/dmportls/?modifier=RETIRED">RETIRED</a> portal.</answer>
	</topic>
</help>

When I use the code

xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("answer")[1].firstChild.nodeValue

I only get the string

Please contact the

It doesnt retrieve the <a> tag or anything after it, is there something similar to teh innerHTML funciton you can use on HTML elements to get the complete contents of a tag?

Thanks!

[fishluvr]

Try changing your < > to &lt; and &gt; inside your "answer" tags in the xml file. They are creating additional child nodes.

[Basscyst]

Or if for some reason you can't do that, you can try something liek this:

function writeData(req)
			{
				doc=req.documentElement;
				var ans=doc.getElementsByTagName('answer')
				var len=ans.length;
				var obj=document.getElementById('data_spot')
				for(var i=0;i<len;i++)
				{
					var kids=ans[i].childNodes;
					for(var j=0;j<kids.length;j++)
					{
						if(!kids[j].tagName)
						{
							obj.innerHTML+=kids[j].nodeValue;
						}
						else if(kids[j].tagName&&kids[j].tagName.toLowerCase()=='a')
						{
							var a=document.createElement('a');
							a.setAttribute('href',kids[j].getAttribute('href'));
							a.innerHTML=kids[j].text;
							obj.appendChild(a);
						}
					}
					obj.appendChild(document.createElement('hr'));
				}
			}

Basscyst

[idn]

Great, it works! Thanks alot, it's a shame I have to do it as it makes the XML a little less readable, never mind though.

If you have any ideas for this thread, it would be awesome

Thanks!

[idn]

Originally Posted by Basscyst

Or if for some reason you can't do that, you can try something liek this:

function writeData(req)
			{
				doc=req.documentElement;
				var ans=doc.getElementsByTagName('answer')
				var len=ans.length;
				var obj=document.getElementById('data_spot')
				for(var i=0;i<len;i++)
				{
					var kids=ans[i].childNodes;
					for(var j=0;j<kids.length;j++)
					{
						if(!kids[j].tagName)
						{
							obj.innerHTML+=kids[j].nodeValue;
						}
						else if(kids[j].tagName&&kids[j].tagName.toLowerCase()=='a')
						{
							var a=document.createElement('a');
							a.setAttribute('href',kids[j].getAttribute('href'));
							a.innerHTML=kids[j].text;
							obj.appendChild(a);
						}
					}
					obj.appendChild(document.createElement('hr'));
				}
			}

Basscyst

Thanks, I'll check out your code and get back to you!