iOS: XML

Download TBXML http://www.tbxml.co.uk

Add "libz.dylib" into project. Project > main directory > Build phases > link Binary with Libraries > "+" > iOS 5.0 - "libz.dylib" > Add

import "TBXML.h"

- (void)viewDidLoad

{

    [super viewDidLoad];

// Do any additional setup after loading the view, typically from a nib.

    UITextView *tv = [[UITextView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(5, 50, self.view.frame.size.width-10, 300)];

    [self.view addSubview:tv];

    

    // load xml file

    TBXML *fileRead = [[TBXML alloc] initWithXMLFile:@"properties.xml"];

    // get root element "list"

    TBXMLElement *root = fileRead.rootXMLElement;

    

    NSString *str = [[NSString alloc] init];

    

    if(root)

    {

        NSLog(@"has root");

        

        // get first "property" child element from root element

        TBXMLElement *property = [TBXML childElementNamed:@"property" parentElement:root];

        

        while(property)

        {

            NSString *name = [TBXML textForElement:[TBXML childElementNamed:@"name" parentElement:property]];

            NSLog(@"name: %@", name);

            NSString *price = [TBXML textForElement:[TBXML childElementNamed:@"price" parentElement:property]];

            NSString *propertyID = [TBXML valueOfAttributeNamed:@"id" forElement:property];

            NSLog(@"id: %@", propertyID);

            

            // use current element "property" to fetch the next sibling "property"

            property = [TBXML nextSiblingNamed:@"property" searchFromElement:property];

            

            // append to string

            str = [str stringByAppendingFormat:@"%@: %@, $%@\n", propertyID, name, price];

        }

        // show on textview

        [tv setText:str];

    }

    

}