Extracting values from .xml files
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Dear MATLAB users,
Kindly assist me on how to extract some data from .xml file here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Sa1ycUqO4CshesnA_BAXy_BWGbeFb8IQ/view?usp=drive_link
Below is a part copied from the file. I would like specifically extract the values in BOLD
<CouchVrt>-176.51000000000011</CouchVrt>
<CouchLng>911.7700000000001</CouchLng>
<CouchLat>22.300999999999789</CouchLat>
I have been trying to read the file using xmlread without success.
Thanks in advance.
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Anton Kogios
2025-1-27
Hi Auwal, I don't seem to be able to access your xml file on Google Drive. Maybe change the file extension to .txt and upload it to MATLAB Answers, otherwise change the permissions on the link. I'd love to try help out.
Auwal
2025-1-27
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prabhat kumar sharma
2025-1-27
Hi Auwal,
To extract specific data from an XML file in MATLAB, you can use the xmlread function to load the XML content, and then navigate through the XML structure to find the desired elements. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to extract the values from the <CouchVrt>, <CouchLng>, and <CouchLat> elements:Step-by-Step Guide
- Read the XML File: Use xmlread to load the XML file into MATLAB.
- Navigate the XML Structure: Use the DOM (Document Object Model) functions to traverse the XML nodes and extract the required data.
- Extract Values: Identify the nodes corresponding to <CouchVrt>, <CouchLng>, and <CouchLat>, and extract their text content.
You can follow the below code piece for referece.
% Load the XML file
xmlFileName = 'abc.xml'; % Replace with the correct path to your XML file
xmlDoc = xmlread(xmlFileName);
% Get the document element
docElement = xmlDoc.getDocumentElement();
% Extract values from specific tags
couchVrt = getTextContent(docElement, 'CouchVrt');
couchLng = getTextContent(docElement, 'CouchLng');
couchLat = getTextContent(docElement, 'CouchLat');
% Display the extracted values
fprintf('CouchVrt: %s\n', couchVrt);
fprintf('CouchLng: %s\n', couchLng);
fprintf('CouchLat: %s\n', couchLat);
% Function to get text content from a specific tag
function value = getTextContent(docElement, tagName)
% Get elements by tag name
nodeList = docElement.getElementsByTagName(tagName);
% Assume there's only one element of each type
if nodeList.getLength > 0
% Get the first element and its text content
node = nodeList.item(0);
value = char(node.getTextContent());
else
error('Tag %s not found in the XML document.', tagName);
end
end
I hope it helps!
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