XMLRename (Function)

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XML file management functions

Prefix syntax

XMLRename

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Reading the name of current element

Saving the modifications in the XML file

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Constants for managing XML documents

Example for using the XML types

XML management: Use example

XML: Using files exceeding several gigabytes

XMLFindNamespaceByName

XMLFindNamespaceByURI

Reading the name of current element
Saving the modifications in the XML file

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XMLRename (Function)

In french: XMLRenomme

Renames the current element (tag or attribute) in an XML document.

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

This function is now available for Android applications.

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in Android Widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Versions 25 and later

This function is now available in browser code.

New in version 25

This function is now available in browser code.

Syntax

<Result> = XMLRename(<XML document> , <New element name>)

<Result>: Boolean

True if the modification is performed,
False otherwise (the ErrorOccurred variable is set to True). To get the details of the error, use ErrorInfo.

<XML document>: Character string with quotes

Name of the XML document where the modification will be performed.

<New element name>: Character string with quotes

New name of current element:
name of tag if the current element is a tag.
name of attribute if the current element is an attribute.

Remarks

Reading the name of current element

To read the name of the current element, use XMLElementName.

Saving the modifications in the XML file

To save the modifications performed in an XML file, you must:

Use XMLBuildString. This function retrieves and formats the content of an XML document.
Save the character string generated by XMLBuildString in an XML file. To do so, use fSaveText.

Example:

// Once the XML document was modified
XMLSource = XMLBuildString("XMLDoc")
// Save the XML file
fSaveText("ModifiedExample.xml", XMLSource)

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Component : wd260xml.dll