--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/m-toolbox/html_help/help/read_item.m	Wed Nov 23 19:22:13 2011 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+function  read_item(ch, fd)
+
+% Reads each item in the TOC and makes a nested html list.
+% 
+% M Hewitson 24-07-07
+% 
+% $Id: read_item.m,v 1.2 2007/08/14 09:23:01 ingo Exp $
+% 
+
+children = ch.getChildNodes;
+
+% Go through children of AO object
+for j=1:children.getLength
+
+  ch = children.item(j-1);
+  
+  if ch.getNodeType ~= ch.COMMENT_NODE  
+    
+    childs = ch.getChildNodes;
+    
+    nodeName = char(ch.getNodeName);
+    
+    txtcon = deblank(char(ch.getTextContent));
+    
+    if childs.getLength >= 1
+      fprintf(fd, '<ul>\n');
+      read_item(ch, fd);
+      fprintf(fd, '</ul>\n');
+    elseif ~isempty(txtcon)
+      % check if this node has a target attribute
+      p = ch.getParentNode;
+      att = p.getAttributes;
+      if ~isempty(att)
+        target = deblank(char(att.getNamedItem('target')));
+        if ~isempty(target)
+          fprintf(fd, '<li><a %s>%s</a></li>\n', strrep(target, 'target', 'href'), txtcon);
+        else
+          fprintf(fd, '<li>%s</li>\n', txtcon);
+        end
+      else
+        fprintf(fd, '<li>%s</li>\n', txtcon);
+      end
+    else
+    end
+
+  end
+  
+end