From: Ian Macdonald <ian@...>
Date: 2002-09-12T11:04:03+09:00
Subject: Re: using REXML for XML document creation

On Thu 12 Sep 2002 at 10:23:12 +0900, David Naseby wrote:

> 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.

Thanks. I'm not finding this module intuitive, which is in no way
intended as a criticism of REXML. Things which are essentially very
easy aren't coded in a way that is obvious to me.

Ian
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