Component: XML JSON Parser (Runtime Tools)

Author	MatrixTSL
Version	1.0
Category	Runtime Tools

XML JSON Parser component

A component designed to simplify the collection of data from XML and JSON sources. Parses the raw data and creates a dynamic representation of the data that is easy to navigate and interrogate. Also allows the objects to be manually created or edited and then re-exported as XML or JSON format.

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Examples

XML Example

A simple example to read in an XML formatted file and extract data from the structure.

File:XML_Example.zip

A simple example to read a HTML string into the XML parser and extract data from the within the table structure. The HTML string could be provided via a TCP client HTTP GET request.

XML HTML Example

JSON Example

A simple example to read in an JSON formatted file and extract data from the structure.

File:JSON_Example.zip

Downloadable macro reference

	SetObjectString
Sets the data string of an existing object.
[[File:]] -	Object
Handle to the object
- STRING	Data
- VOID	Return

	GetRootHandle
Allows for user to step through the objects manually using the inbuilt runtime api calls.
[[File:]] -	Return

	FindObject
Finds the first instance of an object. Returns the first matching path from the root. Returns 0 if the path was not found.
- STRING	ObjPath
e.g. "rss.channel.title"
[[File:]] -	Return

	FindObjectString
Searches for and then collects the data string from the specified path. Returns the first matching path from the root.
- STRING	ObjPath
e.g. "rss.channel.title"
- STRING	Return

	AddObject
Adds a tag at the selected location. Use the GetRootHandle and runtime API Tree functions . Returns the handle of the new object.
[[File:]] -	ParentObject
The Object Handle to store the new tag inside
- STRING	Tag
Name of the object
- STRING	Data
data for the object (optional)
[[File:]] -	Return

	FindNextObject
Finds the next instance of an object following a GetObject* call. Returns the first matching path from the last search. Returns 0 if the path was not found.
- STRING	SubObjPath
e.g. "item.title"
[[File:]] -	Return

	ParseJSONDataString
Parses JSON formatted data in a piecemeal format as and when file data is available. Creates objects to store the contents of the JSON
- STRING	Data
JSON Data string, can be a chunk of a file at a time
- UINT	Length
Number of Bytes to process
- VOID	Return

	GetObjectString
Collects the data string from the specified object.
[[File:]] -	Object
Handle to the object
- STRING	Return

	ClearObjects
Deletes all object data ready for fresh input
- VOID	Return

	GetObjectTag
Collects the tag string from the specified object.
[[File:]] -	Object
Handle to the object
- STRING	Return

	DeleteObject
Deletes a selected tag object.
[[File:]] -	Object
Handle to the object
[[File:]] -	Return

	FindNextObjectString
Searches for and then collects the data string from the specified path. Returns the first matching path from the last search
- STRING	SubObjPath
e.g. "item.title"
- STRING	Return

	SetObjectTag
Sets the tag name of an existing object.
[[File:]] -	Object
Handle to the object
- STRING	Tag
- VOID	Return

	ParseXMLDataString
Parses XML formatted data in a piecemeal format as and when file data is available. Creates objects to store the contents of the XML.
- STRING	Data
XML Data string, can be a chunk of a file at a time
- UINT	Length
Number of bytes to process
- VOID	Return

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