From: Robert Dober <robert.dober@...>
Date: 2008-05-08T02:07:54+09:00
Subject: Re: sax parsing

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 1:07 PM, Shweta Kadam
<shweta_kadam@persistent.co.in> wrote:
#
# There are more ways, but I like most to use blocks
# If you prefer to implement listeners as objects the documentation below
# should give you some sound hints too, I just never felt the need for it.
#
require 'rexml/parsers/sax2parser'

parser = REXML::Parsers::SAX2Parser.new( DATA.read )

parser.listen :start_element do
  |uri, locname, qname, atts|

  puts "I am in start_element and was called with " <<
   [uri, locname, qname, atts].inspect
end

parser.listen :characters do
  | text |
  puts %<I am in characters and was called with "#{text}">
end
#
# For all type of listeners see here:
# http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/REXML/Parsers/SAX2Parser.html#M005185
# and for the paramters they take have a look at the corresponding method here:
# http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/REXML/SAX2Listener.html
parser.parse

__END__
<root>
  <node1>
    <node2 att1="www">
      content
    </node2>
  </node1>
</root>


HTH
Robert

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