I want to convert nested xml to nested ul li structure. I have written all the code but there is a error in it. I have spent whole day but can't getting it to work. The error can be very simple. Can anyone please look into that and reply to me.
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
var str = ""; var temp = "";
function makeTree() {
treeUL = createNestedTree($('root'));
$("#tree").append(treeUL);
}
function createNestedTree(obj) {
if($(obj).children().size() != 0) {
str = str + "<li>" + $(obj).attr("name") + "</li><ul>";
$(obj).children("item").each(function() {
returnValue = createNestedTree($(this));
str = str + returnValue;
});
return str + "</ul>";
}
else {
temp = "<li>" + $(obj).attr("name") + "</li><ul></ul>";
return temp;
}
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<!-- xml structure start -->
<root>
<item name="a">
<item name="d">
<item name="d"></item>
<item name="e"></item>
<item name="f"></item>
</item>
<item name="g"></item>
<item name="h"></item>
</item>
<item name="b"></item>
<item name="c"></item>
</root>
<!-- xml structure end -->
<a href="javascript:makeTree()">Make Tree</a>
<div id="tree"></div>
</body>
</html>
Fiddle is here
I have created xml inside html because I do not know how to refer external xml into fiddle. But it behaves exactly like xml when passed to the function so no issues about that.