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Demonstrate the XML UpdateAttrAt Method

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Demonstrates the XML UpdateAttrAt method to update attribute name/value pairs in XML.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.

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// Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.
Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml

xml.Tag = "animals"

Dim autoCreate As Boolean
autoCreate = True

// When the autoCreate argument equals True, the UpdateAttrAt
// method auto-creates the children as needed:
Dim success As Boolean
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("penguin",autoCreate,"feature","flightless bird")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("mammal|rodent|squirrel",autoCreate,"feature","bushy tail")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("mammal|rodent|rat",autoCreate,"feature","long hairless tail")

// Show the XML
System.DebugLog(xml.GetXml())

// 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
// 	<animals>
// 	    <penguin feature="flightless bird" />
// 	    <mammal>
// 	        <rodent>
// 	            <squirrel feature="bushy tail" />
// 	            <rat feature="long hairless tail" />
// 	        </rodent>
// 	    </mammal>
// 	</animals>
// 

// Now update each node's "feature" attribute..
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("penguin",autoCreate,"feature","black and white")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("mammal|rodent|squirrel",autoCreate,"feature","grey, red, or black")
success = xml.UpdateAttrAt("mammal|rodent|rat",autoCreate,"feature","brown, grey, white, or black")

System.DebugLog(xml.GetXml())

// 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
// 	<animals>
// 	    <penguin feature="black and white" />
// 	    <mammal>
// 	        <rodent>
// 	            <squirrel feature="grey, red, or black" />
// 	            <rat feature="brown, grey, white, or black" />
// 	        </rodent>
// 	    </mammal>
// 	</animals>
//