Comments on: Ajaxian Featured Tutorial: Parsing XML with jQuery

By: bloggingdev

bloggingdev — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:13:57 +0000

Here is a new Jquery plugin for parsing XML with Javascript/jQuery - Parse XML with Javascript - jParse: jQuery Plugin for Parsing XML

By: legacye

legacye — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:30:23 +0000

We recently had to parse RSS feeds from mySpace using nothing more than jQuery and we found a slightly quicker solution – jFeed. I would definitely recommend checking it out. As for our widget, you’re all free to grab the sources to see how we tackled the problem:

http://blarnee.com/wp/myspace-blog-reader-widget-using-jquery-ajax-and-greybox/

By: Brian

Brian — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 14:23:13 +0000

@Kevin – Those are some great points. Let’s face it, XML isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, so having both tricks in the bag is only going to make you a better programmer.

With that being said, check back on the site on Tuesday, October 2, and you will find a nice surprise.

By: Kevin Miller

Kevin Miller — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 00:36:42 +0000

JSON is all well and nice but this kind of thing can be handy for a slew of front end widgets. For example, parsing an rss feed into a page on demand. Even more to the point they are pretty much the same, the only difference is that JSON is much easier to play with on the client side end, while you actually have to know how to program to parse XML and use it in the client side. All points aside however, anyone who has worked with the web longer than the average fan boy knows this – technologies do not disappear and more often than not, that sweet high paying job will force you to use them. Good job in the script man, I’m a prototype man myself but jQuery is def my number 2 :)

By: Mark Holton

Mark Holton — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 07:08:57 +0000

JSON is King, indeed. ….good to know about this tho

By: Marat Denenberg

Marat Denenberg — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 18:43:19 +0000

@cocotapioca – It would be more accurate to say we don’t want it … sometimes life forces it on you (and by life, I mean other people who don’t know better).

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:42:59 +0000

Rey, you are too good to me man. Thanks again for the link. I hope the Ajaxian crowd enjoys the tutorial. I just can’t get enough of jQuery :)

By: cocotapioca

cocotapioca — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 17:34:19 +0000

shitty XML , we dont need it

By: Setti

Setti — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:22:50 +0000

horrified! JSON rules!

By: Binny V A

Binny V A — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:51:20 +0000

For those who don’t use jQuery, this fucntion should help… http://www.openjs.com/scripts/xml_parser/