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Creating and Modifying XML Documents
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require 'rexml/document'
require
doc = REXML::Document.new
meeting = doc.add_element 'meeting'
meeting_start = Time.local(2006, 10, 31, 13)
meeting.add_element('time', { 'from' => meeting_start,
                              'to' => meeting_start + 3600 })
doc.children[0]
 <meeting> ... </> <meeting> ... </> 
doc.children[0].children[0]
"<time from='Tue Oct 31 13:00:00 EST 2006' <time from='Tue Oct 31 13:00:00 EST 2006' to='Tue Oct 31 14:00:00 EST 2006'/> 
doc.write($stdout, 1)
 
<meeting>
<time from='Tue Oct 31 13:00:00 EST 2006'
to='Tue Oct 31 14:00:00 EST 2006'/>
</meeting>
 
<meeting>
    <time from='Tue Oct 31 13:00:00 EST 2006' to='Tue Oct 31 14:00:00 EST 2006'/>
  </meeting>
 
doc.children[0]
 <?xml ... ?> <?xml ... ?> 
doc.children[1]
 <meeting> ... </> <meeting> ... </> 
agenda = meeting.add_element 'agenda'
doc.children[1].children[1]
 <agenda/> <agenda/> 
agenda.add_text "Nothing of importance will be decided."
agenda.add_text " The same tired ideas will be rehashed yet again."
doc.children[1].children[1]
 <agenda> ... </> <agenda> ... </> 
doc.write($stdout, 1)
 
<meeting>
<time from='Tue Oct 31 13:00:00 EST 2006'
to='Tue Oct 31 14:00:00 EST 2006'/>
<agenda>
Nothing of importance will be decided. The same tired ideas will be
rehashed yet again.
</agenda>
</meeting>
 
<meeting>
    <time from='Tue Oct 31 13:00:00 EST 2006' to='Tue Oct 31 14:00:00 EST 2006'/>
    <agenda>Nothing of importance will be decided. The same tired ideas will be rehashed yet again.</agenda>
  </meeting>
 
item1 = agenda.add_element 'item'
doc.children[1].children[1].children[1]
 <item/> <item/> 
item1.text = 'Weekly status meetings: improving attendance'
doc.children[1].children[1].children[1]
 <item> ... </> <item> ... </> 
doc.write($stdout, 1)
 
<meeting>
<time from='Tue Oct 31 13:00:00 EST 2006'
to='Tue Oct 31 14:00:00 EST 2006'/>
<agenda>
Nothing of importance will be decided. The same tired ideas will be
rehashed yet again.
<item>Weekly status meetings: improving attendance</item>
</agenda>
</meeting>
 
<meeting>
    <time from='Tue Oct 31 13:00:00 EST 2006' to='Tue Oct 31 14:00:00 EST 2006'/>
    <agenda>Nothing of importance will be decided. The same tired ideas will be rehashed yet again.<item>Weekly status meetings: improving attendance</item>
    </agenda>
  </meeting>
 
doc = REXML::Document.new %{<?xml version='1.0'?>
<girl size="little">
 <foods>
  <sugar />
  <spice />
 </foods>
 <set of="nice things" cardinality="all" />
</girl>
}
root = doc[1]
 <girl size='little'> ... </> <girl size='little'> ... </> 
root.name = 'boy'
root.elements['//sugar'].name = 'snails'
root.delete_element('//spice')
set = root.elements['//set']
set.attributes["of"] = "snips"
set.attributes["cardinality"] = 'some'
root.add_element('set', {'of' => 'puppy dog tails', 'cardinality' => 'some' })
doc.write
 
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<boy size='little'>
<foods>
<snails/>

</foods>
<set of='snips' cardinality='some'/>
<set of='puppy dog tails' cardinality='some'/></boy>
 
<?xml version='1.0'?><boy size='little'>
 <foods>
  <snails/>
  
 </foods>
 <set of='snips' cardinality='some'/>
<set of='puppy dog tails' cardinality='some'/></boy>
 
root.attributes['size'] = nil
doc.write($stdout, 0)
 
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<boy>
<foods>
...
</boy>
 
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<boy>
 <foods>
  <snails/>
  
 </foods>
 <set of='snips' cardinality='some'/>
<set of='puppy dog tails' cardinality='some'/>
</boy>
 
doc.elements["//snails"].replace_with(REXML::Element.new("escargot"))
class REXML::Element
  def with_element(*args)
    e = add_element(*args)
    yield e if block_given?
  end
end 
doc = REXML::Document.new
doc.with_element('girl', {'size' => 'little'}) do |girl|
  girl.with_element('foods') do |foods| 
    foods.add_element('sugar')
    foods.add_element('spice') 
  end
  girl.add_element('set', {'of' => 'nice things', 'cardinality' => 'all'})
end
doc.write($stdout, 0)
 
<girl size='little'>
<foods>
<sugar/>
<spice/>
</foods>
<set of='nice things' cardinality='all'/>
</girl>
 
<girl size='little'>
  <foods>
    <sugar/>
    <spice/>
  </foods>
  <set of='nice things' cardinality='all'/>
</girl>