(PowerBuilder) XML NewChildBefore

Demonstrates the Chilkat.NewChildBefore method.

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Xml
oleobject loo_OrderBillingInfo
integer li_Index
oleobject loo_XCustId


loo_Xml = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Xml" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Xml.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Xml")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Xml
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

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

Write-Debug loo_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 loo_Xml.HasChildWithTag("order_billing_info|customer_id") = 1 then
    Write-Debug "customer_id already exists, nothing to do..."
    destroy loo_Xml
    return
end if

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

// Get the "order_billing_info" element
loo_OrderBillingInfo = loo_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
li_Index = loo_OrderBillingInfo.TagIndex("price_list")
Write-Debug "index = " + string(li_Index)

// Add the "customer_id" element just before specified index.
loo_XCustId = loo_OrderBillingInfo.NewChildBefore(li_Index,"customer_id","1234")
destroy loo_XCustId
destroy loo_OrderBillingInfo

Write-Debug loo_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>


destroy loo_Xml