From: Ian Macdonald <ian@...>
Date: 2002-09-12T00:59:42+09:00
Subject: using REXML for XML document creation

Hi,

As an REXML beginner, I'm having trouble figuring out how to nest one
element within another. Basically, I need something like this:

<ADDRESSBOOK>
  <CONTACTS>
    <CONTACT FileAs="Macdonald, Ian" />
  </CONTACTS>
</ADDRESSBOOK>

Right now, I can create each element sequentially, but I'm having a
hard time getting all the <CONTACT> elements inside the <CONTACTS>
element.

Parsing an existing file is not a problem; I simply can't work out how
to use REXML to _create_ such a file. The documentation doesn't
discuss embedded in this way. All the examples feature unnested
elements.

I'm obviously missing something really basic here.

Ian
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Ian Macdonald               | Immature artists imitate, mature artists
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