lib/edit_xml.cf

edit_xml bundles

xml_insert_tree_nopath

Prototype: xml_insert_tree_nopath(treestring)

Description: Insert XML tree with no path

This edit_xml bundle inserts the given XML tree. Use with an empty XML document.

Arguments:

• treestring: The XML tree, as a string

Example:

 files:
     "/newfile" edit_xml => xml_insert_tree_nopath('<x>y</x>');

Implementation:

bundle edit_xml xml_insert_tree_nopath(treestring)
{
  insert_tree:
      '$(treestring)';
}

xml_insert_tree

Prototype: xml_insert_tree(treestring, xpath)

Description: Insert XML tree at the given XPath

This edit_xml bundle inserts the given XML tree at a specific XPath. Uses insert_tree.

Arguments:

• treestring: The XML tree, as a string
• xpath: A valid XPath string

Example:

 files:
     "/file.xml" edit_xml => xml_insert_tree('<x>y</x>', '/a/b/c');

Implementation:

bundle edit_xml xml_insert_tree(treestring, xpath)
{
  insert_tree:
      '$(treestring)' select_xpath => "$(xpath)";
}

xml_set_value

Prototype: xml_set_value(value, xpath)

Description: Sets or replaces a value in XML at the given XPath

This edit_xml bundle sets or replaces the value at a specific XPath with the given value. Uses set_text.

Arguments:

• value: The new value
• xpath: A valid XPath string

Example:

 files:
     "/file.xml" edit_xml => xml_set_value('hello', '/a/b/c');

Implementation:

bundle edit_xml xml_set_value(value, xpath)
{
  set_text:
      "$(value)"
      select_xpath => "$(xpath)";
}

xml_set_attribute

Prototype: xml_set_attribute(attr, value, xpath)

Description: Sets or replaces an attribute in XML at the given XPath

This edit_xml bundle sets or replaces an attribute at a specific XPath with the given value. Uses set_attribute.

Arguments:

• attr: The attribute name
• value: The new attribute value
• xpath: A valid XPath string

Example:

 files:
     "/file.xml" edit_xml => xml_set_attribute('parameter', 'ha', '/a/b/c');

Implementation:

bundle edit_xml xml_set_attribute(attr, value, xpath)
{
  set_attribute:
      "$(attr)"
      attribute_value => "$(value)",
      select_xpath => "$(xpath)";

}