Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

Creating a New Child Node

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Demonstrates how to create a new child in an XML document.

The following XML sample code produces this output:

<abc>
    <xyz>
        <mmm>123</mmm>
    </xyz>
</abc>

Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Xml;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  xml: TXml;
  childNode: TXml;

begin
  xml := TXml.Create;

  xml.Tag := 'abc';

  //  Create a new child  with no content 
  //  and return the newly created child node:

  childNode := xml.NewChild('xyz','');

  //  Create a child under childNode, but instead call
  //  NewChild2 which doesn't return the newly created child node:
  childNode.NewChild2('mmm','123');

  childNode.Free;

  WriteLn(xml.GetXml());


  xml.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.