Assigning root element
i have an existing xml file and i want to append it by adding elements to it.for tht i parsed the xml file and i fot the root node as a string value.but inoder to append its new child i need to assign the string value to a element type.can anyone tell me how to do this.
eg:
String name=doc.getDocumentElement().getNodeName();
this name is my root element.
i need it has a Element type. then only i can append its new child.
thnkx in advance
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kk_da] at [2007-11-26 23:49:13]
but this is not the thing i need.
my xml file is alredy created and i need to add more elements to it.
first i have to parse the xml file and get the root node.im getting it in a string value.
after creating child i need to append it to root.. i ahce created the child but i cant append it bcause the root element is in a string value.i need it as a element type.
can u help me with this
rgds
kk_da at 2007-7-11 15:25:31 >
> ahce created the child but i cant append it bcause
> the root element is in a string value.i need it as a element type.
Try this one.
Element root=doc.getDocumentElement();
This is of Element type. If you want to have the root node name as string, then go for
String val=root.getTagName();
