OK this is some progress. Still want more abstraction where I can,
though this is much improved. I also need to be able to get arrays of
attributes abstractly.
function parseXml(xml) {
$(xml).find('sites').each(function(){
var PARENTarr = jQuery.makeArray($(this).find('>element'));
var CHILDarr = jQuery.makeArray($(PARENTarr).find('>element'));
$.each(PARENTarr, function(i){
var PfromA = $(this);
var Pid =
$(this).attr("label")+$(this).attr("id");
var Cid =
$(CHILDarr[i]).attr("label");
$("div").append("<br/>"+Pid
+"<br/>" + Cid +"<br/>");
$(CHILDarr[i]).each(function(){
var CHILDattrs =
jQuery.makeArray($(this).find('>element'));
$(CHILDattrs).each(function(){
var CHILDid =
$(this).attr('label') +": "+ $(this).text();
$("div").append(CHILDid +"<br/>");
});
});
});
});
}
});