XmlUpdate

Description

Updates a part of an XML document (elements, attributes, or nodes) with a new value. 

Returns

None

Category

XML functions

Syntax

XmlUpdate(node,xpath,value)

Parameters

Parameter Description
node The XML node where you must update a value.
xpath XPath expression to locate the XML fragment to update.
value The new value.

Example

<cfxml variable="xmlData">
  <root>
    <item id="1">Item 1</item>
    <item id="2">Item 2</item>
    <item id="3">Item 3</item>
	hello
  </root>
</cfxml>
<cfscript>
    writeDump(xmlData)
    writeOutput("<br/>")
    xmlUpdate(xmlData.root,"xmlText","hello again!")
    writeDump(xmlData)
</cfscript>

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