eXpat difficuties with attributes on iSeries

["Hendrik Kroon" <Hendrik.Kroon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

   Dear all,


   We are having difficulties to extract data from XML attributes with
   eXpat on the iSeries.

   The XML Elements are going fine.


   see: [1]http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_attributes.asp 

    

XML Elements vs. Attributes

   Take a look at these examples:

   <person sex="female">
     <firstname>Anna</firstname>
     <lastname>Smith</lastname>
   </person>

    

   <person>
     <sex>female</sex>
     <firstname>Anna</firstname>
     <lastname>Smith</lastname>
   </person>

   In the first example sex is an attribute. In the last, sex is an
   element. Both examples provide the same information.

   There are no rules about when to use attributes and when to use
   elements. Attributes are handy in HTML. In XML my advice is to avoid
   them. Use elements instead.


   When I pass this via Xpath I get the results:

   /person/firstname           Anna

   /person/lastname           Smith

   /person                        (something unreadable, hex25 - blank -
   blank -hex25 - blank - blank - hex25)


   How can we get the "sex" information from this example?


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   Routine information:


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   Kind regards,


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   Hendrik Kroon
   Software Engineer
   IBIS Management Associates Inc.


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References

   1. http://www.w3schools.com/xml/xml_attributes.asp
   2. mailto:Morales.Esajas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
   3. http://www.ibis-management.com/

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