First way. Hands down. Though I'd probably use CFCONTENT instead of CFSET. Or even CFXML, if you need an XML doc, rather than a string.
cheers, barneyb On 1/13/06, Bud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone. Happy new (almost) year. > > I'm curious what you experts think is the best way to create XML. > Just taking dummy XML and populating it? > > <cfset myxml ='<CustomerRequest> > <BillAddress> > <Addr1>#Address1#</Addr1> > <City>#City#</City> > <State>#State#</State> > <PostalCode>#Zip#</PostalCode> > </BillAddress> > </CustomerRequest>'> > > <cfset myxml = xmlParse(myxml)> > > Or using CF functions? > > <cfset myxml = xmlNew()> > <cfset myxml.xmlRoot = xmlElemNew(myxml, 'CustomerRequest')> > <cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.xmlChidren[1] = xmlElemNew(myxml, 'BillAddress')> > <cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.xmlChidren[1] = > xmlElemNew(myxml, 'Addr1')> > <cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.xmlChidren[2] = > xmlElemNew(myxml, 'City')> > <cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.xmlChidren[3] = > xmlElemNew(myxml, 'State')> > <cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.xmlChidren[4] = > xmlElemNew(myxml, 'PostalCode')> > <cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.Addr1.xmlText = Address1> > <cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.City.xmlText = City> > <cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.State.xmlText = State> > <cfset myxml.CustomerRequest.BillAddress.PostalCode.xmlText = Zip> > > It seems like the first way would take less time, less overhead and > be less confusing. But somehow it seems like the second way is the > "right" way. > > Opinions? -- Barney Boisvert [EMAIL PROTECTED] 360.319.6145 http://www.barneyb.com/ Got Gmail? I have 100 invites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:229537 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
