Extract images from XML

[Markusj]

This problem is driving me nuts. I would really appreciate if someone could help me out.

How do I show images in a UIWebView from a XML? The XML is located at the web. The images should be scroll-able and they are not there when the UIWebView loads up. It's a search feature from the web and the images are showing when the user has found his/her result.

[baja_yu]

How are images stored in the xml, as urls, base64 encoded etc? In any case you need to parse the xml, you can use NSXMLParser.

[Markusj]

Thank you for your response. The images are stored as plain URLs.

[baja_yu]

So, parse it and load URLs in webview, easy as pie.

[Markusj]

Thank you again. How do I parse an XML? I understand if you don't want to help. I have searched a lot, but I can't really figure out how.

[baja_yu]

I already told you, use NSXMLParser. I'm sure you can find loads of tutorials if you just Google it. And there's even a complete intro guide as well as sample code in the Documentation.

[lukeirvin]

Parsing XML data with NSXMLParser - Cswiki

I'm working on a very similar thing in my app.

It's super easy.

[Markusj]

I managed to parse the XML using NSXMLParser and the image URLs are, according to the log files, being parsed correctly. How do I show those images? UIWebView or UIImageView? Thanks.

[Markusj]

…help? anyone?

[baja_yu]

Depends on where and how you want to show them. You can download the images using NSURLConnection or ASIHTTPRequest, UIImage has a imageWithData: method to create the image from the downloaded data, then show that image in the imageview.