From: Benoit Cerrina <benoit.cerrina@...>
Date: 2001-11-19T00:08:36+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:25758] Re: REXML inserting an element

Thanks for the answer,
I had scanned too fast the documentation and missed the Parent
inheritence...
"Sean Russell" <ser@germane-software.com> wrote in message
news:3bf1be83_2@spamkiller.newsgroups.com...
> Ben Schumacher wrote:
>
> > Here is are some examples of how to do inserts.
> ...
> > These are documented here:
> > http://www.germane-software.com/~ser/software/rexml/tutorial.html
>
> BTW, I've always thought the way REXML does inserts now was rather
tedious.
> Any suggestions on better ways of doing this?  How about:
>
>    c_element = Element.new("c")
>    doc.elements["a/b[position()=1]"].insert_after_me( c_element )
>
> or perhaps
>
>    ...
>    b_element.next_sibling = c_element
>
> I'm partial to the last.  Vote now or forever hold your peace. :-)

I like it too.
Benoit
>
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> --- SER