XML Demystified

CHAPTER 10 MSXML
elementCd.appendChild(elementLabel);
var elementDate = objXML.createElement("date");
var textDate = objXML.createTextNode(date);
elementDate.appendChild(textDate);
elementCd.appendChild(elementDate);
var root = objXML.documentElement;
root.appendChild(elementCd);
document.all("xmlresult").value = objXML.xml;
}
The first six lines gather values from the HTML table and assign them to
variables.
Line seven calls the createElement() method to create a new element. The
createElement() method requires one argument, which is the name of the element
that you want to create. In this example, you’re creating a cd element. The
createElement() method returns a reference to the new element.
Line eight calls the setAttribute() method to assign a value to the attribute of the
new element. The setAttribute() method requires two arguments. The first argument
is the name of the attribute that’s being set and the second argument is the value
assigned to the new attribute.
Lines 9 through 30 create child elements for the element. Notice that each
child element is actually two nodes—one for the element and the other for the text.
Line 31 displays the XML document, as we show here:
U2
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb
13.98
Interscope Records
2004-11-23
Led Zeppelin
Physical Graffiti
22.99
Atlantic
1994-08-16
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