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February 9, 2002 Adding A Comment to An XML Tree Tips: February 2002
Yehuda Shiran, Ph.D.
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You can add a comment node to an XML tree with the createComment() method. The syntax of the method is:
where data is a string specifying the new comment. This comment will be placed between <!-- and -->.
Let's look at an example. First, let's read in our
Now, find the root of the tree and create the new comment object:
Append the new node as the last child of <sales>:
Let's summarize the above calls in one function:
Try it now. The first alert box echoed the XML file before adding the comment node. The second alert box reflects the addition. Notice the comment as the last child of the <sales> tag.
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