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Simple function to open an XML file
[edit | edit source]This function first tries for Microsoft Internet Explorer, then for Firefox and others:
function loadXMLDoc(xmlfilename) {
var event = new Error();
// Internet Explorer
try {
var xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
} catch(event) {
// Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, others
try {
xmlDoc = document.implementation.createDocument("","",null);
} catch(event) {
throw(event.message);
}
}
try {
xmlDoc.async = false;
xmlDoc.load(xmlfilename);
return(xmlDoc);
} catch(event) {
throw(event.message);
}
return(null);
}
Usage
[edit | edit source]var objXML = loadXMLDoc("filename.xml");
var oNodes = objXML.getElementsByTagName("AnyTagYouWish");
Now you can do any DOM operations on oNodes.
XML modifications can't be saved in JavaScript, as this is clientside…