pugixml "extend" element to add value

Question

I trying to set the value of an element, regulary when the element looks like this <element></element> I just do this :

pugi::xml_node node = xmlBase.child("element");
pugi::xml_node nodechild = node.first_child();
nodechild.set_value(this->elementValue);

But, when I have an element looking like this:

<element />

this wont work.. i tried using this before the "set_value" row

if(nodechild == NULL)
{
    nodechild = node.append_child();
}

but this will create a new element within that element, and I dont want to do this,

Perhaps my fist approach is even wrong? how do you properly set the value of the element?

Tistatos · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-30 14:01:14Z

8

Seems like the Solution is to do this:

nodechild = node.append_child(pugi::node_pcdata);

this will create a child thats only plain text within the element

answered Mar 30, 2011 at 14:01

Tistatos

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zeuxcg Over a year ago

That's correct; as per pugixml.googlecode.com/svn/tags/latest/docs/manual/… text inside the elements has its own node; <element/> has no child nodes (<element></element> also has none; <element>x</element> has a PCDATA child), so you need to explicitly append the node with the correct type.

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