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Demonstrate the XML UpdateAttrAt Method

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Demonstrates the XML UpdateAttrAt method to update attribute name/value pairs in XML.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.

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; Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.
$oXml = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Xml")

$oXml.Tag = "animals"

Local $bAutoCreate = True

; When the autoCreate argument equals True, the UpdateAttrAt
; method auto-creates the children as needed:
$oXml.UpdateAttrAt("penguin",$bAutoCreate,"feature","flightless bird")
$oXml.UpdateAttrAt("mammal|rodent|squirrel",$bAutoCreate,"feature","bushy tail")
$oXml.UpdateAttrAt("mammal|rodent|rat",$bAutoCreate,"feature","long hairless tail")

; Show the XML
ConsoleWrite($oXml.GetXml() & @CRLF)

; 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
; 	<animals>
; 	    <penguin feature="flightless bird" />
; 	    <mammal>
; 	        <rodent>
; 	            <squirrel feature="bushy tail" />
; 	            <rat feature="long hairless tail" />
; 	        </rodent>
; 	    </mammal>
; 	</animals>
; 

; Now update each node's "feature" attribute..
$oXml.UpdateAttrAt("penguin",$bAutoCreate,"feature","black and white")
$oXml.UpdateAttrAt("mammal|rodent|squirrel",$bAutoCreate,"feature","grey, red, or black")
$oXml.UpdateAttrAt("mammal|rodent|rat",$bAutoCreate,"feature","brown, grey, white, or black")

ConsoleWrite($oXml.GetXml() & @CRLF)

; 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
; 	<animals>
; 	    <penguin feature="black and white" />
; 	    <mammal>
; 	        <rodent>
; 	            <squirrel feature="grey, red, or black" />
; 	            <rat feature="brown, grey, white, or black" />
; 	        </rodent>
; 	    </mammal>
; 	</animals>
;