(PHP Extension) XML NewChildBefore

Demonstrates the Chilkat.NewChildBefore method.

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<?php

// The version number (9_5_0) should match version of the Chilkat extension used, omitting the micro-version number.
// For example, if using Chilkat v9.5.0.48, then include as shown here:
include("chilkat_9_5_0.php");


$xml = new CkXml();

$xml->put_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() . "\n";

// 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...' . "\n";
    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 = ' . $index . "\n";

// Add the "customer_id" element just before specified index.
// xCustId is a CkXml
$xCustId = $orderBillingInfo->NewChildBefore($index,'customer_id','1234');

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

// 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>

?>