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START
This demo allows you to submit an aggregated airport request to the Pathfinder-XML API. You can choose to view the XML result directly, or you can view the result as HTML by requesting that the XML be processed with a stylesheet.
SELECT AIRPORT
Select an airport from the list, then click on the XML or HTML button to view the results of the API call. Although this demo is restricted to a small number of U.S. airports, the API supports all airports, worldwide.
PATHFINDER API
The airport details request is sent to the Pathfinder API which returns and XML response. The ouput will be displayed as raw XML, or as HTML, depending on the 'Select Response View' setting.
XML
The result of submitting a request is an XML response from Pathfinder. You can choose to view this directly as XML or as HTML that has been processed through a style sheet.
STYLESHEET
The stylesheet transforms the raw XML into HTML for viewing in a browser. You can view the stylesheet by clicking on the link above.
XML DISPLAY
If you select the 'View XML' option, you will see the XML displayed in a frame.
HTML DISPLAY
If you select the 'View HTML' option, the demo will transform the XML into HTML through the use of a stylesheet.
To run the demo, follow the instructions at the top of the page.