From: David Naseby <david.naseby@...>
Date: 2002-09-12T10:23:12+09:00
Subject: RE: using REXML for XML document creation

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Macdonald [mailto:ian@caliban.org]
> On Thu 12 Sep 2002 at 01:45:01 +0900, Matt Gushee wrote:
> 
> > > <ADDRESSBOOK>
> > >   <CONTACTS>
> > >     <CONTACT FileAs="Macdonald, Ian" />
> > >   </CONTACTS>
> > > </ADDRESSBOOK>
> > 
> >   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")
> 
> Actually, how do I add the next <CONTACT> element? If I just use
> add_element again, I get the next <CONTACT> nested inside the first
> one.
>
Try :
   doc = REXML::Document.new
   elt = doc.add_element("ADDRESSBOOK")
   parent = elt.add_element("CONTACTS")
   aContact = parent.add_element("CONTACT")
   aContact.add_attribute("FileAs","Macdonald, Ian") 
   aContact = parent.add_element("CONTACT")
   aContact.add_attribute("FileAs","Contact, Another") 
   aContact = parent.add_element("CONTACT")
   aContact.add_attribute("FileAs","Contact, YetAnother") 

Keep the reference to the parent element, and keep adding to it.

David.