XMLElement

Parent element of self in the DOM.

In the following example foo is a parent for elements bar and baz:

<foo>
  <bar>Hello</bar>
  <baz>World</baz>
</foo>

If we now set baz to be a parent of bar, then we get the following:

<foo>
  <baz>
    World
    <bar>Hello</bar>
  </baz>
</foo>

Returns a value of a specified attribute of self.

In the following example let’s assume that foo is of type XMLElement and represents the foo tag. In this case the value of foo["class"] is "top-header".

<foo class="top-header">Hello, World!</foo>

Attribute value can also be set. If initially there were no attibute with the specified name, it will be created, otherwise its value will be rewritten. For example, if we use foo["class"] = "subheader", then we get the following:

<foo class="subheader">Hello, World!</foo>

If the value we set is nil, the attribute will be removed:

<foo>Hello, World!</foo>

Adds a new node as the previous sibling of self. If the new node was already inserted in a document, it is first unlinked from its existing context.

Suppose we have the following:

<foo>
  <baz>
    World
    <bar>Hello</bar>
  </baz>
</foo>

Let self represents the tag baz and bar represents the tag bar. After calling addPreviousSibling(bar) on self, here will be the result:

<foo>
  <bar>Hello</bar>
  <baz>World</baz>
</foo>

Adds a new node as the next sibling of self. If the new node was already inserted in a document, it is first unlinked from its existing context.

Suppose we have the following:

<foo>
  <baz>
    Hello
    <bar>World</bar>
  </baz>
</foo>

Let self represents the tag baz and bar represents the tag bar. After calling addNextSibling(bar) on self, here will be the result:

<foo>
  <baz>Hello</baz>
  <bar>World</bar>
</foo>

Removes a child node of self.

In the example below let foo tag is representet by self, whereas bar tag is represented by bar.

<foo>
  Hello
  <bar>World</bar>
</foo>

Calling removeChild(bar) results in the following:

<foo>
  Hello
</foo>