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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.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

// Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.
$xml = new CkXml();

$xml->put_Tag('animals');

$autoCreate = true;
// When the autoCreate argument equals true, 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() . "\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() . "\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>
// 

?>