Hi,
I am generating new xml from existing xml by reading as xml. Reading elements (specific elements) and appending it into new xml file by using appendChild of xml method. The element which I appending have nested elements so that final xml have the nested elements as new line without space before. But i am appending with space and the elements. pls. refer the below screenshots.
Code:
xmlProcess();
function xmlProcess() {
var root = new XML("<root></root>");
var child = new XML("<child>Child 1</child>");
root.appendChild(child);
var child2 = new XML("<child>Child 2 <emph>test contents</emph></child>"); //
root.appendChild(child2);
var file = new File("~/Desktop/test.xml");
var xml = root.toXMLString();
file.open("W");
file.write(xml);
file.close();
var doc = app.activeDocument;
doc.importXML(file);
};
How to append the element in a single line as it is given in a string..
1 Correct answer
I told you earlier that playing with xml using javascript will get you in little bit trouble with spacing issue :
space getting deleted: this problem has a pattern, that spaces just before a child starts or child ends or a sibling starts or end.
That means near by tag opening and closing spaces you have to look around. you can tackle them with non-breaking space entity.
Here's how you can fight with space deletion near closing or opening tag bracket problems:
...xmlProcess();
function xmlProcess() {
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I told you earlier that playing with xml using javascript will get you in little bit trouble with spacing issue :
space getting deleted: this problem has a pattern, that spaces just before a child starts or child ends or a sibling starts or end.
That means near by tag opening and closing spaces you have to look around. you can tackle them with non-breaking space entity.
Here's how you can fight with space deletion near closing or opening tag bracket problems:
xmlProcess();
function xmlProcess() {
var root = new XML("<root></root>");
var child = new XML("<child>Child 1</child>");
root.appendChild(child);
var child2 = new XML("<child>Child 2 <emph>test contents</emph></child>"); //
root.appendChild(child2);
var file = new File("~/Desktop/test.xml");
var xml = root.toXMLString();
xml = xml.replace(/\n[\s]+/g,""); // replace all enter marks or line breaks with nothing
xml = xml.replace(/(<\/child>)/g,"$1\n"); // put enter mark wherever you need to put into it
//// transforming xml with javascript will get you in a little bit more trouble about space getting deleted
//==== That you have to manage n play along with it==
file.open("W");
file.encoding = 'UTF-8';
file.write(xml);
file.close();
var doc = app.activeDocument;
doc.importXML(file);
}
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Sunil
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