Android XML parsing using XMLPull Parser (RSS Feed)

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This is good example for parse the Rss feed with Asynctask with baseadapter in Android.Now let us see about RSS

Intro about RSS:

RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary, is a simple XML based format that allows anyone to easily share content on the web.

What RSS Is Being Used for:

• Company News
• Latest Headlines
• Newsletters or Ezines
• Product Updates
• Special Announcements
• Job Adverts
• Press Releases
• Marketing Communications
• Service Upgrades
• E-courses
• Weblogs

There are many possibilities!

RSS as a publishing standard has been rapidly growing and is being widely adapted by most of the web publishers today.

Using RSS, publishers can easily make their content syndicated and thus drive more targeted traffic to their site or weblog. 

Well-known Companies Using RSS

• Yahoo
• Amazon
• Forbes
• MSN
• BBC
• CNN
• CNET

In addition to these huge websites, thousands of small time webmasters and publishers are also making the use of RSS.

Why Publishers Prefer RSS?

• RSS makes it easy for them to stay connected with their readers, members and clients and build lasting relationships.


• Making their web content syndicated, allows the publishers to provide regular updates - such as the latest information, new postings, relevant article previews etc through their RSS content.


• It's a brand new way of generating fresh content, driving targeted traffic and leveraging brand awareness. By publishing content through RSS, publishers can give other websites an opportunity to syndicate and use their content without any effort.


• Content enabled with RSS can be easily added to desktop or web-based RSS readers available online. Subscribers are able to keep track of their favorite content and get brief details about it.

An RSS file (also known as an RSS Feed or RSS Channel) contains specific headlines, summaries and links, which lead back to the actual content on the webpage.

 In this example how to parse the rss feed shown below

1.create a project called feed. and create a xml file

activtiy_main.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
     android:background="#000000">

   <RelativeLayout
       android:id="@+id/RelativeLayout1"
       android:layout_width="match_parent"
       android:layout_height="wrap_content"
       android:background="#FFFAF0" >

       <TextView
           android:id="@+id/textView1"
           android:layout_width="wrap_content"
           android:layout_height="wrap_content"
           android:layout_alignParentLeft="false"
           android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
           android:layout_centerVertical="true"
           android:text="Techgig News"
           android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
           android:textColor="#000000" />
     
    </RelativeLayout>

    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/listView1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="0.50"
            android:background="@android:color/transparent"
            android:cacheColorHint="@android:color/transparent"
            android:divider="@null"
            android:dividerHeight="0dp"
            android:fadingEdge="none"
            android:listSelector="@android:color/transparent" >

    </ListView>

</LinearLayout>

2.create the Feed class.It is used to create getter and setter method

Feed.java :

package com.example.feed;
public class Feed {
private String text;
private String title,links,desc,image_list,pub_date,item;
private int id;

public String getText() {
return text;
}
public String getTitle() {
return title;
}
public String getLinks() {
return links;
}
public String getDesc() {
return desc;
}
public String getImage_list() {
return image_list;
}
public String getPub_date() {
return pub_date;
}
public String getItem() {
return item;
}
public int getId() {
return id;
}
public void setText(String text) {
this.text = text;
}
public void setTitle(String title) {
this.title = title;
}
public void setLinks(String links) {
this.links = links;
}
public void setDesc(String desc) {
this.desc = desc;
}
public void setImage_list(String image_list) {
this.image_list = image_list;
//parse description for any image or video links

}
public void setPub_date(String pub_date) {
this.pub_date = pub_date;
}
public void setItem(String item) {
this.item = item;
}
public void setId(int id) {
this.id = id;
}
/* (non-Javadoc)
* @see java.lang.Object#toString()
*/
@Override
public String toString() {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
return "Title/n"+title+ "Links/n"+links+"Image_url/n"+image_list;
}
}

4.Here the output shown below