(PowerShell) Insert XML into existing XML by calling InsertChildTreeAfter

Demonstrates how to insert an XML tree or subtree into another XML document using the InsertChildTreeAfter method.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# Build the 1st XML document:
# <x1>
#     <a1>1</a1>
#     <a2>2</a2>
#     <a3>3</a3>
# </x1>

$xml = New-Object Chilkat.Xml
$xml.Tag = "x1"
$xml.UpdateChildContent("a1","1")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("a2","2")
$xml.UpdateChildContent("a3","3")

# Build a 2nd XML document:

# <x2>
#   <b1>11</b1>
#   <b2>22</b2>
#   <b3>33</b3>
# </x2>

$xml2 = New-Object Chilkat.Xml
$xml2.Tag = "x2"
$xml2.UpdateChildContent("b1","11")
$xml2.UpdateChildContent("b2","22")
$xml2.UpdateChildContent("b3","33")

# We want to insert xml2 into xml to get this:

# <x1>
#     <a1>1</a1>
#     <x2>
#         <b1>11</b1>
#         <b2>22</b2>
#         <b3>33</b3>
#     </x2>
#     <a2>2</a2>
#     <a3>3</a3>
# </x1>

# Insert xml2 after "a1"

$index = $xml.TagIndex("a1")
if ($index -lt 0) {
    $("a1 not found.")
    exit
}

$xml.InsertChildTreeAfter($index,$xml2)

$($xml.GetXml())

# The result is:

# <x1>
#     <a1>1</a1>
#     <x2>
#         <b1>11</b1>
#         <b2>22</b2>
#         <b3>33</b3>
#     </x2>
#     <a2>2</a2>
#     <a3>3</a3>
# </x1>

# Note: xml2 now points to the subtree within xml.
# For example, update "b3" and then see how it's updated within the merged document:
$xml2.UpdateChildContent("b3","33333333")

$($xml.GetXml())

# The result:

# <x1>
#     <a1>1</a1>
#     <x2>
#         <b1>11</b1>
#         <b2>22</b2>
#         <b3>33333333</b3>
#     </x2>
#     <a2>2</a2>
#     <a3>3</a3>
# </x1>