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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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Perl
use chilkat();

$xml = chilkat::CkXml->new();

$xml->put_Tag("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");

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

# 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();

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

# 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>