I have just discovered a problem with the API of Flickr. It is offically not possible to gather informations about collections. Collections in Flickr language are folder or container for sets. Its is a very good way to keep your photos organized. I found a good disscusion about that problem that there is no API for the collections documentated. So I tested it and surprize surpize it works, very good. See more for a small peace of code.
All u need is a small function like this with a REST call method -> flickr.collections.getTree . this call spids out a xml which is interpreded by simple_xml looks like this.
object(SimpleXMLElement)#424 (2) {
["@attributes"] => array(5) {
["id"] => string(25) "7992094-721xxx479621"
["title"] => string(9) "Australia"
["description"] => string(0) ""
["iconlarge"] => string(75) "http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/cols/7215761xxxx9621_2efb07e80e_l.jpg"
["iconsmall"] => string(75) "http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3632/cols/72157xxxx479621_2efb07e80e_s.jpg"
}
["set"] => array(2) {
[0] => object(SimpleXMLElement)#433 (1) {
["@attributes"] => array(3) {
["id"] => string(0) ""
["title"] => string(0) ""
["description"] => string(0) ""
}
}
[1] => object(SimpleXMLElement)#434 (1) {
["@attributes"] => array(3) {
["id"] => string(0) ""
["title"] => string(0) ""
["description"] => string(0) ""
}
}
}
}
The reason why this API call isn't relased yet can u see in the missing set attribute values. But the good thing is that we have the collection data and I think that is for most of the people all they need. Hope I could help a few people.
created on 2009-05-18 00:40:41
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