From: Matt Gushee <mgushee@...>
Date: 2002-09-12T01:45:01+09:00
Subject: Re: using REXML for XML document creation

On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 12:59:42AM +0900, Ian Macdonald wrote:
> 
> 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.

You're probably expecting it to be harder than it is. If you've ever
worked with the DOM, building a document with REXML is similar but
simpler. For example:

  require 'rexml/document'

  doc = REXML::Document.new
  elt = doc.add_element("ADDRESSBOOK")
  elt = elt.add_element("CONTACTS")
  elt = elt.add_element("CONTACT")
  elt.add_attribute("FileAs","Macdonald, Ian")

Hope this helps.

-- 
Matt Gushee
Englewood, Colorado, USA
mgushee@havenrock.com
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