professional_javascript_for_web/ch19/XMLConstructionExample03.htm

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>XML Construction Example</title>
</head>
<body>
    <p>This example only works in Firefox 1.5+.</p>
    <script type="text/javascript;e4x=1">
    
        var employees = <employees>
            <employee position="Software Engineer">
                <name>Nicholas C. Zakas</name>
            </employee>
            <employee position="Salesperson">
                <name>Jim Smith</name>
            </employee>
        </employees>;
        
        employees.appendChild(<employee position="Vice President">
                             <name>Benjamin Anderson</name>
                         </employee>);
        
        employees.prependChild(<employee position="User Interface Designer">
                             <name>Michael Johnson</name>
                          </employee>);
        
        employees.insertChildBefore(employees.child(2), 
                                    <employee position="Human Resources Manager">
                                        <name>Margaret Jones</name>
                                    </employee>);
        
        employees.setChildren(<employee position="President">
                                 <name>Richard McMichael</name>
                              </employee> +
                              <employee position="Vice President">
                                  <name>Rebecca Smith</name>
                              </employee>);

        
        alert(employees.toXMLString());

    </script>
</body>
</html>