(Chilkat2-Python) XML NewChildBefore

Demonstrates the Chilkat.NewChildBefore method.

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import sys
import chilkat2


xml = chilkat2.Xml()

xml.Tag = "order"
xml.NewChild2("order_billing_info|price_list","Listino Italia")
xml.NewChild2("order_billing_info|price_list_id","1")
xml.NewChild2("order_billing_info|first_name","Francesco")

print(xml.GetXml())

# We now have the following XML:

# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
# <order>
#     <order_billing_info>
#         <price_list>Listino Italia</price_list>
#         <price_list_id>1</price_list_id>
#         <first_name>Francesco</first_name>
#     </order_billing_info>
# </order>

# If there is no "customer_id" element under "order_billing_info", then add it.
if (xml.HasChildWithTag("order_billing_info|customer_id") == True):
    print("customer_id already exists, nothing to do...")
    sys.exit()

# Add the customer_id element just before the "price_list" element.

# Get the "order_billing_info" element
# orderBillingInfo is a CkXml
orderBillingInfo = xml.FindChild("order_billing_info")

# Call NewChildBefore to add an XML element <customer_id> before <price_list>
# First get the index of the element price_list
index = orderBillingInfo.TagIndex("price_list")
print("index = " + str(index))

# Add the "customer_id" element just before specified index.
# xCustId is a CkXml
xCustId = orderBillingInfo.NewChildBefore(index,"customer_id","1234")

print(xml.GetXml())

# We now have:

# <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
# <order>
#     <order_billing_info>
#         <customer_id>1234</customer_id>
#         <price_list>Listino Italia</price_list>
#         <price_list_id>1</price_list_id>
#         <first_name>Francesco</first_name>
#     </order_billing_info>
# </order>