Java

XML NewChildBefore

Demonstrates the Chilkat.NewChildBefore method. Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Xml;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Xml xml = new Xml();

        xml.setTag("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");

        System.out.println(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 (xml.hasChildWithTag("order_billing_info|customer_id")) {
            System.out.println("customer_id already exists, nothing to do...");
            return;
        }

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

        // Get the "order_billing_info" element
        Xml 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
        int index = orderBillingInfo.tagIndex("price_list");
        System.out.println("index = " + index);

        // Add the "customer_id" element just before specified index.
        Xml xCustId = orderBillingInfo.newChildBefore(index, "customer_id", "1234");
        xCustId.close();
        orderBillingInfo.close();

        System.out.println(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>
    }
}