Perl

Demonstrate the XML UpdateAt Method

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Demonstrates the XML UpdateAt method.

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

Perl

use chilkat();

# Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.
$xml = chilkat::CkXml->new();

$xml->put_Tag("animals");

$autoCreate = 1;
# When the autoCreate argument equals 1, the UpdateAt
# method auto-creates the children as needed:
$xml->UpdateAt("penguin",$autoCreate,"flightless bird");
$xml->UpdateAt("mammal|rodent|squirrel",$autoCreate,"bushy tail");
$xml->UpdateAt("mammal|rodent|rat",$autoCreate,"long hairless tail");

# Show the XML
print $xml->getXml() . "\r\n";

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

# Now update each node's content..
$xml->UpdateAt("penguin",$autoCreate,"black and white");
$xml->UpdateAt("mammal|rodent|squirrel",$autoCreate,"grey, red, or black");
$xml->UpdateAt("mammal|rodent|rat",$autoCreate,"brown, grey, white, or black");

print $xml->getXml() . "\r\n";

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