note 80115 added to ref.xmlreader

Here is an example of a recursive function to convert a multi-level XML file into an unordered list.

left_nav.xml:
<root>
	<item name="Contact Information" url="some_url" />
	<item name="Directions" url="some_url" />
	<item name="Map" url="some_url" />
	<item name="Links of Interest">
		<item name="Labs/Centers/ Institutes" url="some_url" />
		<item name="Journals/Societies" url="some_url" />
		<item name="Other">
			<item name="Brain Imaging" url="some_url" />
			<item name="ASL" url="some_url" />
			<item name="Miscellaneous" url="some_url" />
		</item>
	</item>
	<item name="Gallery" url="some_url" />
</root>

<?php
$xml = new XMLReader();
$xml->open("left_nav.xml");
parseXML($xml);

function parseXML($node)
{
	if (!$node->read())
		return;
	//If this is the root node, then just continue down the tree.
	if ($node->nodeType==1 && $node->value == "root")
		parseXML($node);
	//If this is a text node then test for attributes.
	if ($node->nodeType==1 && $node->hasAttributes)
	{
		if ($node->getAttribute("url") != "")
		{
			print "<li>";
			print "<a href=\"" . $node->getAttribute("url") . "\">" . $node->getAttribute("name") . "</a>";
			print "</li>\n";
		}
		else
		{
			print "<li>";
			print $node->getAttribute("name");
			print "</li>\n";
		}
	}
	//If it is the beginning node then start the list.
	if ($node->nodeType==1 && !$node->isEmptyElement)
		print "<ul>\n";
	//If it is the end node then close the list.
	if ($node->nodeType==15)
		print "</ul>\n";
	//Call the recursive method again.
	parseXML($node);
}
?>
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