find the XML Element [<email>]

[Raj_Thilak]

Hi All,

I am new to InDesign scripting.

I want to know how to find the XML Element [<email>] in n number of nested structure?

Give me any idea.

Thanks, RAJ

[ramkumar_vp]

Hi RAJ,

For this kind of cases you need to use the recursive functions.

var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
FindEmail(myDocument);
function FindEmail(elm)
{
    for (var i = 0; i < elm.xmlElements.length; i++)
    {
        XMLelementName=elm.xmlElements.markupTag.name.toString();
           
        if(XMLelementName=="email")
        {
            elm.xmlElements.select();
            alert(elm.xmlElements.contents.toString());
        }
        FindEmail(elm.xmlElements);
    }
}

I hope this will help you.

Regards,

Ramkumar .P

[Raj_Thilak]

Thanks Ram,

Your code is fine. But i need rename the email tag into mail.

How to to this???

RAJ

[ramkumar_vp · Accepted solution]

Hi RAJ,

See my updated code below:

var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
FindEmail(myDocument);

alert("process Completed");

function FindEmail(elm)
{
    for (var i = 0; i < elm.xmlElements.length; i++)
    {
        XMLelementName=elm.xmlElements.markupTag.name.toString();
           
        if(XMLelementName=="email")
        {
            elm.xmlElements.markupTag = "mail";
        }
        FindEmail(elm.xmlElements);
    }
}

Regards,

Ramkumar .P

[Raj_Thilak]

Now its working fine. Thank you so much Ram.

[Raj_Thilak]

Hi All,

I need one more clarification. how to move the selected XML-Element to before its parent element?

Thanks, RAJ

[ramkumar_vp]

Hi Raj,

After selection the Element, try the below code:

var myElement = app.selection[0];

myElement.move(LocationOptions.before, myElement.parent);

Regards,

Ramkumar .P

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[karthikS]

Dear Ram & Tpk,

Dear Ram, Tpk and friends,

I need for help friends urgent.

I will looking for xml attributes deleted and added in xml element "ul" list.

Step; 1

I want deleted in the following attribues - ul list

Step: 2

I want added in the following attribues - ul list

Advanced thanks friends and TPK,

Thanks,

[karthikS]

Dear friends,

Hi all java expert,

Please clarify my above problem by indesign Cs6. this help saved my life, help my friends,

Advance Thanks All.

[SumitKumar]

Dear Ram,

Could you help me, How to change tags of selected objected?

Here is my code, that is not working.

app.selection[0].markup = app.activeDocument.xmlTag.item("Artifact");

Sumit

[Loic.Aigon]

Have you even looked at the doc ?

InDesign ExtendScript API (10.0)

cf markupTag…

[SumitKumar]

Dear Ram,

Can I use && condition for attribute?

In my document there is many span tag but I wanted to change those tag which mach their attributes.

And also change there attributes.

Sumit

[Loic.Aigon]

Hi Oriup,

You can use the "and" operator in two ways.

E4X

tag.(@name=='yo' && @id==123)

XPATH

evaluateXPathExpression ( "//tag[@name='yo' and @id='123']" );