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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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Java
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.64 or later.
    CkXml xml = new CkXml();

    xml.put_Tag("animals");

    boolean autoCreate = true;

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

    // Show the XML
    System.out.println(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..
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("penguin",autoCreate,"feature","black and white");
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("mammal|rodent|squirrel",autoCreate,"feature","grey, red, or black");
    xml.UpdateAttrAt("mammal|rodent|rat",autoCreate,"feature","brown, grey, white, or black");

    System.out.println(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>
    // 
  }
}