Source Code File 06-03_nodevalue3

06-03_nodevalue3.c

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <libxml/parser.h>

void ehunt(xmlDocPtr d,xmlNodePtr n,const xmlChar *c)
{
    xmlNodePtr cur;
    xmlChar *value;

    for(cur=n; cur; cur=cur->next)
    {
        if( !xmlStrcmp(cur->name,c) )
        {
            value = xmlNodeListGetString(d,cur->children,1);
            printf("<%s> is '%s'\n",cur->name,value);
            xmlFree(value);
            return;
        }
        if( cur->children )
            ehunt(d,cur->children,c);
    }
}

int main()
{
    const char filename[] = "sample.xml";
    xmlDocPtr doc;
    xmlNodePtr root;

    doc = xmlParseFile(filename);
    if( doc==NULL )
    {
        fprintf(stderr,"Unable to open %s\n",filename);
        exit(1);
    }

    root = xmlDocGetRootElement(doc);
    ehunt(doc,root,(const xmlChar *)"assistant");

    xmlFreeDoc(doc);

    return(0);
}

Output

<assistant> is 'Cad Lackey'

Notes

* The element name is specified at Line 38. Change it to another element name to fetch its value.

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