> I'm retrieving an XML packet from an API that uses the XML-RPC standard > (http://www.xmlrpc.com/spec).
First, have you looked at this? http://support.journurl.com/users/admin/index.cfm?mode=article&entry=362 > When I connect to the Login method of this API, I need to pull the session ID > out of > the packet. I can do that long-hand with this: > > <cfset local.loginResponseSID = > local.requestXMLObject.XMLRoot.XMLChildren[1].XMLChildren[1].XMLChildren[1]. > XMLChildren[1].XMLChildren[1].XMLChildren[2].XMLChildren[1].XMLText /> > > But, there must be a cleaner way to do this, right? Almost certainly. In general, you can simply refer to XML elements as nested arrays and structures, using the names of the elements; if they're repeated within a single parent, you use array notation to get to the one you want. So, if you had a document like this in myXmlObj: <xmldoc> <child> <grandchild>value1</grandchild> </child> <child> <grandchild>value2</grandchild> </child> </xmldoc> you could get to "value2" using: myXmlObj.child[2].grandchild.xmlText (Actually, since it's nearly 3am, I could very well have a minor error in that, but the basic point stands.) Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:324099 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
