Re: [xml] How do you detect if a xml file has a root node??

["Kali, Jayashree" <jayashree kali wachovia com>]

Thanks for your instant reply. But my requirement is if the first node
is the main node containing other nodes I need to ignore it. But if it
contains that data then I need to include it.

Can anyone suggest me a method to do it.

regards,
Jayashree

-----Original Message-----
From: Andreas Tscharner [mailto:andreas tscharner metromec ch] 
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 11:41 AM
To: Kali, Jayashree; xml gnome org
Subject: RE: [xml] How do you detect if a xml file has a root node??

> Hi,
> 
>  
> 
> I have an xml file of the below format.
> 
>  
> 
> <!-some comment generated.."  -->
> 
> <Node1>data</Node1>
> 
>  
> 
> How do I detect if the file has a root node or not? 

This file HAS a root node, it's called "Node1"
> 
> I mean how do I make the difference between the below xml 
> file and the above xml file.
> 
>  
> 
> <!-some comment generated.."  -->
> 
> <RootNode>
> 
> <Node1>data</Node1>
> 
> </RootNode>

The root node have different names. On your first example, it was
"Node1", and now it is "RootNode"


> as I need to avoid the root node when I load the xml file.

Why? You can just ignore (or not) the first node after you have parsed
the file...

Best regards
	Andreas
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