load XML Document

[LuckyKoen]

I have a small issue with reading XML documents. My code works fine in IE - where it shows an alert box with my XML file in it - but not in Firefox. What could be the problem ?

function loadXML(file) {
   var moz = (typeof document.implementation != 'undefined') && (typeof document.implementation.createDocument != 'undefined');
   var ie =  (typeof window.ActiveXObject != 'undefined');
   var xmlDoc;

   if (moz) {
      xmlDoc = document.implementation.createDocument("", "", null);
      xmlDoc.async = false;
   }
   else if (ie) {
      xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM");
      xmlDoc.async = false;
   }
   xmlDoc.load(file);
   return xmlDoc;
}
	
readDocument();

function readDocument() {
   var xmlDoc = loadXML("Calendar4.xml");
   var years = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('year');
   alert(xmlDoc.xml);
}

The XML Document :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Calendar>
  <Year id="2005">
    <Month id="1" name="January">
      <Week id="1">
        <Day name="Thursday"/>
      </Week>
    </Month>
  </Year>
</Calendar>

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

I'm not totally sure that this is right, but at a guess, shouldn't you be harnessing some sort of onload event for the xml document, rather than assuming that it has loaded?

Hope this helps,
Dan



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[tsuji]

>where it shows an alert box with my XML file in it - but not in Firefox. What could be the problem ?

The problem is xml property of objectXMLDocument object is proprietary to ie. Everything is already contained in the xmlDoc all right. For ff/nn or mozilla, if you like, you have to pass through the objectXMLSerializer object.
[tt]
//alert(xmlDoc.xml); //replaced
var sxml=(window.ActiveXObject)?xmlDoc.xml:new XMLSerializer().serializeToString(xmlDoc);
alert(sxml);
[/tt]

 

[LuckyKoen]

The problem is not only the alert(xmlDoc.xml). I tried alert(years.length) which gave 1 in IE but 0 in Firefox. So somehow I think the document doesn't load in Firefox.

 

[tsuji]

> So somehow I think the document doesn't load in Firefox.
I don't think so. That's all I say.

 

[tsuji]

>alert(years.length) which gave 1 in IE but 0 in Firefox
Do you see your own problem and jumping to conclusion?

[tt]>var years = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('year');[/tt]
Try this.
[tt]var years = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('[red]Y[/red]ear');[/tt]

 

[LuckyKoen]

The Year with a small y was only a typing mistake when I posted my code on this forum.

xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName('Year') still won't work with Firefox

 

[tsuji]

>The Year with a small y was only a typing mistake
What can I say...
It works for me. Maybe you are special or I am.

 

[tsuji]

Whatever you do, I would prefer this for the best practice.
[tt]
//readDocument();
window.onload=readDocument;
[/tt]