Reference+
Name
addChild()
Class
XML
Description
Appends a new child to the element. The child can be specified with either a
String, which will be used as the new tag's name, or as a reference to an
existing XML object.
A reference to the newly created child is returned as an XML object.
Examples
// The following short XML file called "mammals.xml" is parsed // in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" folder. // // <?xml version="1.0"?> // <mammals> // <animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal> // <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal> // <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal> // </mammals> XML xml; void setup() { xml = loadXML("mammals.xml"); XML newChild = xml.addChild("animal"); newChild.setContent("bloodhound"); println(xml); } // Sketch prints: // <mammals> // <animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal> // <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal> // <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal> // <animal>bloodhound</animal> // </mammals>
Syntax
.addChild(tag)
.addChild(child)
Return
XML
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