3 Answers

• Hi Michael, that's a fairly big topic, but try this for example:

  //First, you'll want to check the user can access the web:
  if (Titanium.Network.online ==true)
      {    
  
  //Then you'll need to create an object for your request and open it with the type of call and URL:
          var request = Titanium.Network.createHTTPClient();
          request.open('GET'',www.example.com/category/games');
  
  //And then you send it with:
          request.send();
  
  //Next specify a function to run when the response comes back (using a .onload event):
          request.onload = function requestReceived()
          {    
  
  // now the response status will tell you if it's worked (or the response is actually an error
  var statusCode = request.status;
              if (statusCode == 200)
  
  // 200 means it's OK, so as I'm getting XML data I extract the response using .responseXML
              {    var response = request.responseXML;
  
  // you now have an object containing your data, so will need to parse it into an array, to go into the tableView
                  tableviewArray = [];
                  var itemList = response.documentElement.getElementsByTagName('item');
                  for (var c=0;c < itemList.length;c++)
                  {    var foo = "";
                      var foo = itemList.item(c).getElementsByTagName("element").item(0).text; 
                      tableviewArray.push({Title:foo});
                  };
  
  //finally, create the tableview using the array just populated and add it to the current window:
                  var myTableview = Titanium.UI.createTableView({data:tableviewArray});
                  Titanium.UI.currentWindow;.add(myTableview);
              };
          };
      };
  

  And if all that works… I think you owe me a beer!
  cheers,
  Chris.

• Hi Chris,

  this is an really good example, but i think i got an error in my implementation.

  For example, the XML i get from www.example.com/category/games

  looks like this:

  -<games>
   <game>1345</game>
   <game>1253</game>
   <game>1238</game>
  

  I set in your snippet "item" and "element" as "games" and "game".

  // you now have an object containing your data, so will need to parse it into an array, to go into the tableView
                  tableviewArray = [];
                  var itemList = response.documentElement.getElementsByTagName('game');
                  for (var c=0;c < itemList.length;c++)
                  {   var foo = "";
                      var foo = itemList.item(c).getElementsByTagName("games").item(0).text; 
                      tableviewArray.push({Title:foo});
                  };
  

  I get till now only a blank table.

  You'll get your beer, thats for sure ;)

  But it would be nice if you (or anyone else) have some hints for this.

  Greetings,
  Michael

• I have not tried the other methods (though I think I will)

  But they use an HttpClient as Opposed to Backbone (js)

  see here.. https://github.com/viezel/napp.alloy.adapter.restapi

  Its really nice because it handles all table operations for you (if there is an update to the data set you dont have to update anything else)

  I have got it working but having trouble customizing it. But regardless, its another option