I don't see how to convert my XML to JSON and use it. Any quick examples you could give? If I got a random number 72, how would I find the last one that has an id equal to or less than the number 72?
On Oct 3, 12:44 pm, Thomas Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > User JSON instead:http://www.prototypejs.org/learn/json > > lg > > Am 03.10.2007 um 15:39 schrieb KilLrBuNieZ: > > > > > I am a new user of the prototype framework and am having problems > > getting examples that address the type of issues I am having. > > > I am writing a random phrase generator by am using the Ajax.request to > > read a static XML file. I want to use the Ajax.request result to query > > according to a couple of factors. An example of the XML file > > structured as follows: > > > <phrases> > > <mood id="happy"> > > <phrase id="30">This happy phrase should be shown on random > > numbers between 1 and 30.</phrase> > > <phrase id="60">This happy phrase should be shown on random > > numbers between 31 and 60.</phrase> > > <phrase id="80">This happy phrase should be shown on random > > numbers between 61 and 80.</phrase> > > <phrase id="100">This happy phrase should be shown on random > > numbers between 81 and 100.</phrase> > > </mood> > > <mood id="sad"> > > <phrase id="30">This sad phrase should be shown on random > > numbers between 1 and 30.</phrase> > > <phrase id="60">This sad phrase should be shown on random > > numbers between 31 and 60.</phrase> > > <phrase id="80">This sad phrase should be shown on random > > numbers between 61 and 80.</phrase> > > <phrase id="100">This sad phrase should be shown on random > > numbers between 81 and 100.</phrase> > > </mood> > > </phrases> > > > On the HTML page I have a form with a select box to select the moods > > (happy, sad, etc.) and a button to execute a Javascript function that > > generates a random number and display the correct phrase. > > > My thinking is that I would create an Enumerable object that I would > > load the XML into. Then I could use find() and/or other Enumerable > > methods to locate the correct mood node and iterate to the phrase node > > with the id that is less than or equal to the random number. > > > I can't seem to find enough documentation on prototype's Enumerable > > object to construct my phrase object. Everything I've tried has not > > worked so far. Anyone have any suggestions? > > > Thanks a million! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
