> Is it possible to count the number of nodes matching a certain
> pattern...
Call evaluate(), then count the entires in the array of XPath addresses
returned.
> is it possible to retrieve the contents of a search...like
> take a chunk out of the xml data to store in another variable or
> object...
Currently no, but I think the print_as_xml() function will be expanded in
the future to allow you to print part of the xml file. I think someone may
have already written this but I don't have the source.
> so that you can then get subsets of that in later calls.
> Perhaps I could contact you a few times to get started on writing my
> first application with your parser so that I can be off and running?
Nothing is stopping you from mailing us. There is nothing binding us to
answer though ;o)
> My second question is, what is the status of development on the
> project...are you working on Xpath more or are you beginning to focus on
> other aspect of the xml?
Yes. It's still very much in development.
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/phpxmldb has the latest version,
currently 1.N.4. You'll find change log and outstanding issues there too.
You'll also find links to the archive for this list held at
www.geocrawler.com
Nigel
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