Hi Rush, Gr8. Thanks for the info. And reg. the 4th point, I need to insert the values in the proper places of the DOM tree. You got it rightly. So how do I get that done??
Senthil On 8/17/07, Rush Manbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Senthil Nathan wrote: > > Hi, > > I'm new to use libxml2. I need general clarifications of using libxml2 > for > > my application. > > > > Say, I have a XML content as, > > > > <hostName> > > <defaultValue>value</defaultValue> > > <description> > > <shortDescr>Hostname descr.</shortDescr> > > <longDescr>long descr of Hostname</longDescr> > > </description> > > > > <dataType>string</dataType> > > <operations>set,delete</operations> > > > > </hostName> > > > > 1. Here, Is it possible to build a DOM tree using libxml2. (basic > question. > > but still) > > > > Yes. > > > 2. And is it possible to have "description", "datatype", "operations" as > > attributes > > in the DOM tree, instead of as sub nodes of "hostName". > > > > I think you need XSLT to do this. Luckily, libxslt is available. You > just read and parse the original XML file, then apply your XSL style > sheet to it. > > > 3. Is there anyway to overlay XML file on an existing xml tree. ie., > merge / > > append different xml files. > > > > Again, XSLT might be your friend here. There have been lots of threads > on the subject of document merging on the Mulberry Tech XSL list. Check > out: > http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list/ > > You can get high quality help here. My personal experience with libxslt > used in conjunction with libxml2 has been very good. It works very well. > > > 4. I have a template XML file and a config XML file. All the values for > the > > template should be available in the config file. Is that possible with > > libxml2? > > > > So you would have a template file that looks like this: > <hostName> > <defaultValue></defaultValue> > <description> > <shortDescr></shortDescr> > <longDescr></longDescr> > </description> > > <dataType></dataType> > <operations></operations> > > </hostName> > > and, according to your example, you want to insert these values: > value > Hostname descr. > long descr of Hostname > string > set,delete > > into the proper places in the DOM structure. > Or maybe just into the proper places in a text file. > Or maybe as attributes on some element. > > Do I understand this correctly? > > - Rush > -- http://www.jaxtr.com/rsennat - You can call me for free by clicking on this link.
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