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Class

XML

Name

setString()
Examples
// The following short XML file called "mammals.xml" is parsed 
// in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" folder.
//
// <?xml version="1.0"?>
// <mammals>
//   <animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal>
//   <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal>
//   <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal>
// </mammals>

XML xml;

void setup() {
  xml = loadXML("mammals.xml");
  XML firstChild = xml.getChild("animal");
  println(firstChild.getString("species"));
  firstChild.setString("species", "Jamides zebra");
  println(firstChild.getString("species"));
}

// Sketch prints:
// Capra hircus
// Jamides zebra
Description Sets the content of an element's attribute as a String. The first String specifies the attribute name, while the second specifies the new content.
Syntax
.setString(name, value)
Returnsvoid
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:10am EST

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