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UpdateChildContent using a Tag Path

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Demonstrates updating the content of a node using UpdateChildContent with a tag path.

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require 'chilkat'

xml = Chilkat::CkXml.new()

xml.put_Tag("world")

xml.NewChild2("north_america|united_states|california|sacremento","capital")
xml.NewChild2("north_america|united_states|california|los_angeles","City of Angels")
xml.NewChild2("north_america|united_states|california|san_francisco","Silicon Valley")
xml.NewChild2("north_america|united_states|california|san_diego","Birthplace of California")
xml.NewChild2("north_america|united_states|illinois|chicago","Windy City")

print xml.getXml() + "\n";

# Produces the following XML
# 
# 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
# 	<world>
# 	    <north_america>
# 	        <united_states>
# 	            <california>
# 	                <sacremento>capital</sacremento>
# 	                <los_angeles>City of Angels</los_angeles>
# 	                <san_francisco>Silicon Valley</san_francisco>
# 	                <san_diego>Birthplace of California</san_diego>
# 	            </california>
# 	            <illinois>
# 	                <chicago>Windy City</chicago>
# 	            </illinois>
# 	        </united_states>
# 	    </north_america>
# 	</world>
# 

xml.UpdateChildContent("north_america|united_states|california|san_diego","Mild Climate")

# An alternative way of doing it:
xml.FindChild2("north_america|united_states|california")
xml.UpdateChildContent("san_francisco","Golden Gate Bridge")
xml.GetRoot2()

print xml.getXml() + "\n";

# The XML now contains:

# 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
# 	<world>
# 	    <north_america>
# 	        <united_states>
# 	            <california>
# 	                <sacremento>capital</sacremento>
# 	                <los_angeles>City of Angels</los_angeles>
# 	                <san_francisco>Golden Gate Bridge</san_francisco>
# 	                <san_diego>Mild Climate</san_diego>
# 	            </california>
# 	            <illinois>
# 	                <chicago>Windy City</chicago>
# 	            </illinois>
# 	        </united_states>
# 	    </north_america>
# 	</world>