Extracting Coordinates from XML Data in R: A Simple Solution Using tidyverse

Here is the solution in R programming language:

library(tidyverse)
library(xml2)

data <- read_xml("path/to/your/data.xml")

vertices <- xml_find_all(data, "//V")

coordinates <- tibble(
  X = as.integer(xml_attr(vertices, "X")),
  Y = as.integer(xml_attr(vertices, "Y"))
)

This code reads the XML data from a file named data.xml, finds all <V> nodes (xml_find_all), extracts their X and Y coordinates using xml_attr, converts them to integers with as.integer, and stores them in a new tibble called coordinates.

Please note that this code assumes that the XML data is well-formed, i.e., there are no missing or malformed nodes. If you need to handle such cases, you would need additional error checking and handling.

Also, please ensure that you replace "path/to/your/data.xml" with the actual path to your XML file.


Last modified on 2024-03-20