> this is my first question to the list... I need to find out
> the depth of a given xml file to afterwards find one specific
> node in the whole document.
>
> Right now I stacked some loops into each other but that is
> bad practice since I never can be sure if I reach the deepest
> child in my search and on the other hand have those loops
> running no matter if it's worth while.
>
> So what I need is a completely different approach to my problem...
>
>
>
> I hope I could make myself understood here and thanks in
> advance for your help,
Recursion is your friend:
function getDepth(tXML:XMLNode):Number {
if (tXML.nodeType == 3) {
return 0
} else {
var tRet:Number = 0
for (var i = 0; i<tXML.childNodes.length; i++) {
tRet = Math.max(getDepth(tXML.childNodes[i]), tRet)
}
return tRet
}
}
Danny
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