Sorting XML feeds (e.g. by name)

[dazza12345]

HI all, just a quick questio: im new to all this xml stuff but am looking to use it for my site. I have been able to find a good tutorial that has been able to tell me how to output the content of an XML file, this is shown bellow:

<?php

$insidetourno = false;
$tag = "";

$tournoID = "";
$tournoname = "";
$tournotype = "";
$gametype = "";
$tournolimit = "";
$tournoenrolled = "";
$tournomaxplayers = "";
$tournofee = "";
$tournoprize = "";
$tournotime = "";

function startElement($parser, $name, $attrs) {
global $insidetourno, $tag, $name1, $stake, $players, $averagepot, $playersflop, $handsperhour;

if ($insidetourno) {
$tag = $name;
}
elseif ($name == "TOURNAMENT") {
$insidetourno = true;
}
}


function endElement($parser, $name) {

global $insidetourno, $tag, $tournoID, $tournoname, $tournotype, $gametype, $tournolimit, $tournoenrolled, $tournomaxplayers, $tournofee, $tournoprize, $tournotime;

if ($name == "TOURNAMENT") {
echo $tournoID.$tournoname.$tournotype.$gametype.$tournolimit.$tournoenrolled.$tournomaxplayers.$tournofee.$tournoprize.$tournotime. '<br><br>';

$tournoID = "";
$tournoname = "";
$tournotype = "";
$gametype = "";
$tournolimit = "";
$tournoenrolled = "";
$tournomaxplayers = "";
$tournofee = "";
$tournoprize = "";
$tournotime = "";

$insidetourno = false;
}
}

function characterData($parser, $data) {
global $insidetourno, $tag, $tournoID, $tournoname, $tournotype, $gametype, $tournolimit, $tournoenrolled, $tournomaxplayers, $tournofee, $tournoprize, $tournotime;
if ($insidetourno) {
switch ($tag) {
case "TOURNAMENT-ID":
$tournoID .= $data;
break;
case "TOURNAMENT-NAME":
$tournoname .= $data;
break;
case "TOURNAMENT-TYPE":
$tournotype .= $data;
break;
case "GAME-TYPE":
$gametype .= $data;
break;
case "TOUR-LIMIT":
$tournolimit .= $data;
break;
case "ENROLLED":
$tournoenrolled .= $data;
break;
case "MAX-PLAYERS":
$tournomaxplayers .= $data;
break;
case "FEE":
$tournofee .= $data;
break;
case "GUARANTEED-PRIZE":
$tournoprize .= $data;
break;
case "SEATING-TIME":
$tournotime .= $data;
break;
}
}


}

$xml_parser = xml_parser_create();

xml_set_element_handler($xml_parser, "startElement", "endElement");

xml_set_character_data_handler($xml_parser, "characterData");

$fp = fopen("

http://www.pacificpoker.com/PokerTourInfo","r")

or die("Error reading RSS data.");

while ($data = fread($fp, 4096))
xml_parse($xml_parser, $data, feof($fp))
or die(sprintf("XML error: %s at line %d",
xml_error_string(xml_get_error_code($xml_parser)),
xml_get_current_line_number($xml_parser)));

fclose($fp);

xml_parser_free($xml_parser);

?>


Is there any way of sorting the output of the XML file by different criteria e.g. tournament name, id, time, prize money etc.

Cheers

 

[JontyMC]

I would look at using XSL. Google for 'PHP XSL'

Jon

"I don't regret this, but I both rue and lament it.