[R] Parsing XML to tree.

[Ben Tupper]

Hi,

On May 8, 2013, at 3:43 AM, avinash sahu wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> I am struggling to parse a XML file that describes a tree. The XML file is
> present here:
> http://www.emouseatlas.org/emap/ema/theiler_stages/StageDefinition/Stage_xml/TS23.xml
> I want is simple list of parents id of each component. The output will look
> like
> Component = [7148  7149   7150   7151..... 7177..............]
> Parents=        [NA       7148   7149  7150....  7148..............]
> I meant if components are arranged from 7148 to 8419, I need their parents
> id.
> 

Why don't you show us the steps that you have tried?  I hope you are using the XML package for this; if not, I highly recommend it.

http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/XML/index.html

Cheers,
Ben





> I hope this is clear.
> thanks
> avi
> 
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