xmlAppendChild()
Adds a new child node into the DOM tree as child of given node. Optionally the node's value can be set.
Synopsis
int xmlAppendChild(unsigned doc, int node, int nodeType [, string
value]);
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| doc | Document ID. Reference to the whole XML document (return value from xmlNewDocument()). |
| node | Child node ID. |
| nodeType | Node type. See constants below. |
| value |
Optional parameter. Value of the child node. |
Return value
If an error occurs, -1 is returned. Otherwise, it returns the node identifier of the newly created node.
Description
Adds a new child node into the DOM tree as child of given node. Optionally the node's value can be set.
When the node is passed as -1, the child node will be created as root node (child node of the document).
The entered node has one of the following node type constants:
| Constant |
|---|
| XML_ATTRIBUTE_NODE |
| XML_CDATA_SECTION_NODE |
| XML_COMMENT_NODE |
| XML_DOCUMENT_NODE |
| XML_DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT_NODE |
| XML_DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE |
| XML_ELEMENT_NODE |
| XML_ENTITY_NODE |
| XML_ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE |
| XML_NOTATION_NODE |
| XML_PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE |
| XML_TEXT_NODE |
EXAMPLe
The example creates a new document through xmlNewDocument() and adds new nodes through xmlAppendChild() as well as prints the child nodes through xmlChildNodes().
#uses "CtrlXml"
main()
{
dyn_uint nodes;
string nNameP, nName1,nName2, nName3, nName4, nName5;
unsigned docNum = xmlNewDocument();
//Create a new document
xmlAppendChild(docNum, -1, XML_COMMENT_NODE, "my fine new
comment");
//Add a new node
int node = xmlAppendChild(docNum, -1, XML_ELEMENT_NODE, "Parent
node");
//Add a new node
nNameP = xmlNodeName(docNum, node);
int PNode = xmlParentNode(docNum, node);
DebugN("Parent node:", nNameP);
xmlAppendChild(docNum,PNode, XML_ELEMENT_NODE, "First
element");
nName1 = xmlNodeName(docNum, node);
DebugN("Node 1:", nName1);
int node2 = xmlAppendChild(docNum, -1, XML_ELEMENT_NODE, "Second
element");
nName2 = xmlNodeName(docNum, node2);
DebugN("Node 2:", nName2);
int j = xmlSetElementAttribute(docNum, node2, "Attribute1",
"Example Attribute");
//Set a new attribute
int node3 = xmlAppendChild(docNum, node2, XML_ELEMENT_NODE,
"Third element");
nName3 = xmlNodeName(docNum,node3);
DebugN("Node 3:", nName3);
int i = xmlSetNodeValue(docNum, nName2, "And a node value");
//Set a new value
int node4 = xmlAppendChild(docNum, -1, XML_ELEMENT_NODE, "Fourth
element");
nName4 = xmlNodeName(docNum, node4);
DebugN("Node 4:", nName4);
int node3 = xmlAppendChild(docNum, -1, XML_ELEMENT_NODE, "Fifth
element");
xmlSetElementAttribute(docNum, node3, "Attribute2", "A second
example attribute");
int k = xmlChildNodes(docNum, PNode, nodes);
DebugN("xmlChildNodes successful:", k, "List of the nodes:",
nodes);
//Print the child nodes
}Assignment
Availability
CTRL. In every script where the "CtrlXml" extension (#uses "CtrlXml") is used.
