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Class

XML

Name

setContent()
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.getContent());
  firstChild.setContent("Mountain Goat");
  println(firstChild.getContent());
}

// Sketch prints:
// Goat
// Mountain Goat
Description Sets the element's content, which is specified as a String.
Syntax
.setContent(text)
Returnsvoid
Updated on May 19, 2014 05:30:04pm PDT

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