Nesting in xml

Posted Date: 14 Oct 2009 Posted By: khan asif Member Level: Bronze Points: 1 Responses: 1

hi folks.,
i have a code is like this..

xmlDoc.Load(strFilename);

XmlElement elmRoot = xmlDoc.DocumentElement;
elmNew = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Ping");
elmRoot.AppendChild(elmNew);

elmNew = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Settings");
elmRoot.AppendChild(elmNew);

elmNew = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Name");
txt = xmlDoc.CreateTextNode(nameTextBox.Text);
elmRoot.LastChild.AppendChild(elmNew);
elmRoot.LastChild.LastChild.AppendChild(txt);

elmNew = xmlDoc.CreateElement("URL");
txt = xmlDoc.CreateTextNode(urlTextBox.Text);
elmRoot.LastChild.AppendChild(elmNew);
elmRoot.LastChild.LastChild.AppendChild(txt);

elmNew = xmlDoc.CreateElement("TriggerDocumentType");
txt = xmlDoc.CreateTextNode(tdtTextBox.Text);
elmRoot.LastChild.AppendChild(elmNew);
elmRoot.LastChild.LastChild.AppendChild(txt);

elmNew = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Services");
elmRoot.AppendChild(elmNew);
string serv = serviceTextBox.Text;
string[] myArray = serv.Split(new char[] { ',' });
for (i = 0; i < myArray.Length; i++)
{
//this will iterate through your array and put the current value in a string for manipulation (database insert?)
result = myArray[i];
elmNew = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Service");
txt = xmlDoc.CreateTextNode(result);
elmRoot.LastChild.AppendChild(elmNew);
elmRoot.LastChild.LastChild.AppendChild(txt);
}

i want output as like this--

<Pinger>

<ping>
<Settings>
<Name>testing</Name>
<URL>testing</URL>
<TriggerDocumentType>rstinf</TriggerDocumentType>
</Settings>
<Services>
<Service>www.google.com</Service>
<Service>www.msn.com</Service>
</Services>
</ping>
</Pinger>

the problem here is <ping>element is not nesting properly..
any pointers?

Responses

Author: Chandra Shekar.Y 15 Oct 2009

Member Level: Gold

Rating:

Points: 2

Hi

You need to create a new xml element object for each new create element method rather using the existing one(elemNew)
eg:

XmlElement pingElement = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Ping");
xmlDoc.DocumentElement.AppendChild(pingElement);

XmlElement settingElement = xmlDoc.CreateElement("Settings");
pingElement.AppendChild(settingElement); // This will come to as a child element to ping element.

and so on for other elements.

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