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I have a web page setup that uses simple XML to retrieve an RSS feed then it is echoed onto the page. I am trying to set up a search feature that will allow users to type in a query for the RSS feed then it will show the results on the page.
I know you can use Xpath contains
/item[contains(title, 'query')]/description
however I want the "query" section of this to be replaced with whatever is typed into the search box.
Any help would be greatly appreciated or a link to a relevant site with the answer.
Thanks in advance
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NOTE: I consider the application language you are seeking solution in is PHP:
You will need to put the search keyword dynamically in the below fashion:
//item[contains(title,'".$searchKeyword."')]/description
Below is the example:
<?php
$xml = <<<XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<root>
<area>
<photographer_id>1</photographer_id>
<photographer>John</photographer>
<image>a</image>
</area>
<area>
<photographer_id>1</photographer_id>
<photographer>John</photographer>
<image>b</image>
</area>
<area>
<photographer_id>1</photographer_id>
<photographer>John</photographer>
<image>c</image>
</area>
<area>
<photographer_id>2</photographer_id>
<photographer>Fred</photographer>
<image>a</image>
</area>
</root>
XML;
$sxe = new SimpleXMLElement($xml);
$searchKeyword = "Fred";
$area = $sxe->xpath("//area[contains(photographer,'".$searchKeyword."')]");
print_r($area);