XmlCursor's copy and move methods can be used for this.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Ali, Haneef [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 5:38 PM > To: user@xmlbeans.apache.org > Subject: RE: good way of writing xs:any > > Hi Steven, > > This is one area where the functionality of xmlbeans is limited > > Assume statusDetail is a complex element, in that case it is very > difficult to insert the object. Idealy it would make life simpler if > xmlcustor had > insertXMLObject() besides insertChars(). > > Eg: > <status xmlns="http://openuri.org"> > <statusdetail> > <s1> > <s2>text of status detail</s2> > </s1> > </statusDetail> > </status> > > Though it can be done via xmlcursor , it is not trivial to create the > above xml fragment if status is defiend to have xsd:any. > > Regards, > Haneef > > > ________________________________ > > From: Steven Traut [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 2:05 PM > To: user@xmlbeans.apache.org > Subject: RE: good way of writing xs:any > > > Hello Argyn -- This is an area where you have to bypass the > JavaBeans-style accessors generated by XMLBeans. Try using an XmlCursor > instance to insert the element. > > So, let's assume your schema defines a <status> element of StatusType > that has a <statusdetail> element of type StatusDetailType as a child, > and you want to insert a new <statusdetail> child. You might have > something like this (er, roughly -- others jump in if I've got it > wrong): > > StatusType status = StatusType.Factory.newInstance(); > XmlCursor cursor = status.newCursor(); > cursor.toLastAttribute(); > cursor.toNextToken(); > // Begin a new <statusdetail> element whose namespace URI is the target > URI of your schema (let's say http://openuri.org/). > cursor.beginElement("statusdetail", "http://openuri.org/"); > // Insert "text of status detail" as an element value. > cursor.insertChars("text of status detail"); > cursor.dispose(); > > This should give you something like: > > <status xmlns="http://openuri.org"> > <statusdetail>text of status detail</statusdetail> > </status> > > You might search the archives of this mailing list -- this question has > been asked a few times, and you may find an answer in one of the other > responses. > > Also, see these topics in the docs for more on the cursor: > > http://xmlbeans.apache.org/docs/2.0.0/guide/conNavigatingXMLwithCursors. > html > http://xmlbeans.apache.org/documentation/tutorial_getstarted.html (under > "Getting Started with the XML Cursor") > http://wiki.apache.org/xmlbeans/XmlBeansTutorial/MixedContent > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kuketayev, Argyn (Contractor) > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 12:25 PM > To: user@xmlbeans.apache.org > Subject: good way of writing xs:any > > > Here's a snippet of schema with xs:any element: > > <xs:complexType name="StatusDetailType"> > <xs:sequence> > <xs:any namespace="##any" processContents="lax" minOccurs="0" > maxOccurs="unbounded"/> > </xs:sequence> > </xs:complexType> > > XMLBeans generates StatusDetailType without any any children > manipulation methods. What's the right way of adding a child element to > this element? My child element has Java class generated by XMLBeans too. > > thanks, > Argyn > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]