Create an XML node in the current document. The first parameter must be a valid X-noderef handle and will refer to the new XML node if the method succeeds. This method merely creates the XML node as part of the XML document. The INSERT-BEFORE or APPEND-CHILD methods are required to actually insert it into the document's tree.
Return type: LOGICAL
Applies to: X-document object handle
If the SUBTYPE is . . . | then the NAME attribute is . . . |
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ATTRIBUTE | The name of the attribute |
CDATA-SECTION COMMENT DOCUMENT-FRAGMENT TEXT |
A constant value; the name parameter is ignored |
ELEMENT | The name of the XML tag, with any namespace prefix included |
ENTITY-REFERENCE | The name of the entity referenced without leading ampersand and trailing semicolon |
PROCESSING-INSTRUCTION | The target; the first token following the <? markup |
The following example demonstrates creating a node in a document. If hDoc is an X-document handle, and hNoderef and hNoderefChild are X-noderefs, this is how you would add hNoderefChild to hNoderef in the document associated with hDoc:
/* Assume hNoderef has previously been added to the tree. Create an ABL handle that can refer to a node in an XML parse tree.*/ CREATE X-NODEREF hNoderefChild. /* Create an XML node whose name is "Address" & whose type is "ELEMENT" */ hDoc:CREATE-NODE(hNoderefChild, "Address", "ELEMENT") /* Put this child into the tree and ultimately into the document. */ hNoderef:APPEND-CHILD(hNoderefChild). |