XML Add Element

XML Add Element

Type: xml-add-element  ·  Package: XML Activities v1.0.0  ·  Output: string

Adds a new child element to the first node that matches an XPath, and returns the modified XML. Use it to build or extend an XML document: add a line to an invoice, a field to a record.

How it works

Locates the parent element with xpath, creates within it a child element called elementName (with optional elementValue and attributes), and returns the modified XML as a string. Save it with Write XML.

Required parameters

Parameter	Editor	Description
xml	expression	The XML text.
xpath	expression	XPath al elemento padre.
elementName	expression	Nombre del nuevo elemento.

Optional parameters

Parameter	Editor	Description
elementValue	expression	Contenido de texto del nuevo elemento.
attributes	expression	Dictionary of attributes to put in the new element.

Output

Returns a string with the modified XML.

Example

Add a <Observacion> field inside <Factura>:

XML Add Element
  xml = = xml
  xpath = "//Factura"
  elementName = "Observacion"
  elementValue = "Revisado automáticamente"
  → output: xmlNuevo
Write XML   path = = ruta   content = = xmlNuevo

Related activities

• XML Set Value — change the value of an existing element.
• Write XML — save the result.