Parse XML file in Android

Below is the XML file,we going to parse..

The XML file must present in res/raw/books.XML


<?xml version="1.0"?>
<catalog>


   <book id="bk101">
      <author>Gambardella, Matthew</author>
      <title>XML Developer's Guide</title>
      <genre>Computer</genre>
      <price>44.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-10-01</publish_date>
      <description>An in-depth look at creating applications
      with XML.</description>
   </book>


   <book id="bk102">
      <author>Ralls, Kim</author>
      <title>Midnight Rain</title>
      <genre>Fantasy</genre>
      <price>5.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-12-16</publish_date>
      <description>A former architect battles corporate zombies,
      an evil sorceress, and her own childhood to become queen
      of the world.</description>
   </book>


   <book id="bk103">
      <author>Corets, Eva</author>
      <title>Maeve Ascendant</title>
      <genre>Fantasy</genre>
      <price>5.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-11-17</publish_date>
      <description>After the collapse of a nanotechnology
      society in England, the young survivors lay the
      foundation for a new society.</description>
   </book>


   <book id="bk104">
      <author>Corets, Eva</author>
      <title>Oberon's Legacy</title>
      <genre>Fantasy</genre>
      <price>5.95</price>
      <publish_date>2001-03-10</publish_date>
      <description>In post-apocalypse England, the mysterious
      agent known only as Oberon helps to create a new life
      for the inhabitants of London. Sequel to Maeve
      Ascendant.</description>
   </book>


   <book id="bk105">
      <author>Corets, Eva</author>
      <title>The Sundered Grail</title>
      <genre>Fantasy</genre>
      <price>5.95</price>
      <publish_date>2001-09-10</publish_date>
      <description>The two daughters of Maeve, half-sisters,
      battle one another for control of England. Sequel to
      Oberon's Legacy.</description>
   </book>


   <book id="bk106">
      <author>Randall, Cynthia</author>
      <title>Lover Birds</title>
      <genre>Romance</genre>
      <price>4.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-09-02</publish_date>
      <description>When Carla meets Paul at an ornithology
      conference, tempers fly as feathers get ruffled.</description>
   </book>


   <book id="bk107">
      <author>Thurman, Paula</author>
      <title>Splish Splash</title>
      <genre>Romance</genre>
      <price>4.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-11-02</publish_date>
      <description>A deep sea diver finds true love twenty
      thousand leagues beneath the sea.</description>
   </book>


   <book id="bk108">
      <author>Knorr, Stefan</author>
      <title>Creepy Crawlies</title>
      <genre>Horror</genre>
      <price>4.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-12-06</publish_date>
      <description>An anthology of horror stories about roaches,
      centipedes, scorpions  and other insects.</description>
   </book>


   <book id="bk109">
      <author>Kress, Peter</author>
      <title>Paradox Lost</title>
      <genre>Science Fiction</genre>
      <price>6.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-11-02</publish_date>
      <description>After an inadvertant trip through a Heisenberg
      Uncertainty Device, James Salway discovers the problems
      of being quantum.</description>
   </book>


   <book id="bk110">
      <author>O'Brien, Tim</author>
      <title>Microsoft .NET: The Programming Bible</title>
      <genre>Computer</genre>
      <price>36.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-12-09</publish_date>
      <description>Microsoft's .NET initiative is explored in
      detail in this deep programmer's reference.</description>
   </book>


   <book id="bk111">
      <author>O'Brien, Tim</author>
      <title>MSXML3: A Comprehensive Guide</title>
      <genre>Computer</genre>
      <price>36.95</price>
      <publish_date>2000-12-01</publish_date>
      <description>The Microsoft MSXML3 parser is covered in
      detail, with attention to XML DOM interfaces, XSLT processing,
      SAX and more.</description>
   </book>


   <book id="bk112">
      <author>Galos, Mike</author>
      <title>Visual Studio 7: A Comprehensive Guide</title>
      <genre>Computer</genre>
      <price>49.95</price>
      <publish_date>2001-04-16</publish_date>
      <description>Microsoft Visual Studio 7 is explored in depth,
      looking at how Visual Basic, Visual C++, C#, and ASP+ are
      integrated into a comprehensive development
      environment.</description>
   </book>


</catalog>

This is the code to parse XML file from raw folder.


import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;

import org.w3c.dom.Document;
import org.w3c.dom.Element;
import org.w3c.dom.Node;
import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
import org.xml.sax.InputSource;
import org.xml.sax.SAXException;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.ScrollView;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class ResourceParsing extends Activity {
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
File file;
DocumentBuilder db;
Document d;
TextView[] author;
TextView[] title;
LinearLayout layout;
ScrollView scrollview;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

InputSource myInputSource = new InputSource(this.getResources()
.openRawResource(R.raw.books));
scrollview= new ScrollView(this);
layout = new LinearLayout(this);
layout.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
DocumentBuilderFactory dbf = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
try {
db = dbf.newDocumentBuilder();
d = db.parse(myInputSource);
d.getDocumentElement().normalize();
} catch (ParserConfigurationException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (SAXException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
NodeList nodeList = d.getElementsByTagName(new String("book"));
System.out.println(nodeList.getLength());
author = new TextView[nodeList.getLength()];
title = new TextView[nodeList.getLength()];
for (int i = 0; i < nodeList.getLength(); i++) {
Node node = nodeList.item(i);
System.out.println(node.getNodeName());
author[i] = new TextView(this);
System.out.println(author[i].getText());
Element element = (Element) node;
NodeList nameList = element.getElementsByTagName("author");
Element nameElement = (Element) nameList.item(0);
nameList = nameElement.getChildNodes();
author[i].setText("author = " + (nameList.item(0)).getNodeValue());
System.out.println((nameList.item(0)).getNodeValue());

Node node1 = nodeList.item(i);
System.out.println(node1.getNodeName());
title[i] = new TextView(this);
System.out.println(title[i].getText());
Element element1 = (Element) node;
NodeList nameList1 = element1.getElementsByTagName("title");
Element nameElement1 = (Element) nameList1.item(0);
nameList1 = nameElement1.getChildNodes();
title[i].setText("Title = " + (nameList1.item(0)).getNodeValue());
System.out.println((nameList1.item(0)).getNodeValue());
layout.addView(author[i]);
layout.addView(title[i]);
}
scrollview.addView(layout);
setContentView(scrollview);
}
}



The Output Screen will look like this..