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UpdateChildContent using a Tag Path

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Demonstrates updating the content of a node using UpdateChildContent with a tag path.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Xml;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Xml xml = new Xml();

        xml.setTag("world");

        xml.newChild2("north_america|united_states|california|sacremento", "capital");
        xml.newChild2("north_america|united_states|california|los_angeles", "City of Angels");
        xml.newChild2("north_america|united_states|california|san_francisco", "Silicon Valley");
        xml.newChild2("north_america|united_states|california|san_diego", "Birthplace of California");
        xml.newChild2("north_america|united_states|illinois|chicago", "Windy City");

        System.out.println(xml.getXml());

        // Produces the following XML
        //
        //     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
        //     <world>
        //         <north_america>
        //             <united_states>
        //                 <california>
        //                     <sacremento>capital</sacremento>
        //                     <los_angeles>City of Angels</los_angeles>
        //                     <san_francisco>Silicon Valley</san_francisco>
        //                     <san_diego>Birthplace of California</san_diego>
        //                 </california>
        //                 <illinois>
        //                     <chicago>Windy City</chicago>
        //                 </illinois>
        //             </united_states>
        //         </north_america>
        //     </world>
        //

        xml.updateChildContent("north_america|united_states|california|san_diego", "Mild Climate");

        // An alternative way of doing it:
        xml.findChild2("north_america|united_states|california");
        xml.updateChildContent("san_francisco", "Golden Gate Bridge");
        xml.getRoot2();

        System.out.println(xml.getXml());

        // The XML now contains:

        //     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
        //     <world>
        //         <north_america>
        //             <united_states>
        //                 <california>
        //                     <sacremento>capital</sacremento>
        //                     <los_angeles>City of Angels</los_angeles>
        //                     <san_francisco>Golden Gate Bridge</san_francisco>
        //                     <san_diego>Mild Climate</san_diego>
        //                 </california>
        //                 <illinois>
        //                     <chicago>Windy City</chicago>
        //                 </illinois>
        //             </united_states>
        //         </north_america>
        //     </world>
    }
}