Re: [xml] xmlNewDocProp() doesn't appear to do anything...

[Daniel Veillard <veillard redhat com>]

On Mon, Oct 14, 2002 at 03:31:15AM -0700, Sean Chittenden wrote:
> > > Call me crazy, but, it seems like xmlNewDocProp() is broken.  I've
> > > resorted to setting a property on the root node, but I'd think that
> > > xmlNewDocProp() would behave the same... does it not?
> >
> >   No. xmlNewDocProp() create a property, but does not attach it to
> > an element, it's created anyway, and it's the user's responsability
> > to attach it to an element.  But it has to be created in the context
> > of a document.
>
> Alright... what's the purpose of this then?

  Create an attribute without knowing a priori what element will hold it.

> Is this any different
> from adding a property to the root element of a document?

  yes as I said the property is *NOT* linked to the tree.

> this, added it to Ruby's libxml interface... but never saw the purpose
> of this and am now just flat out confused as to its purpose.  -sc

  Honnestly reread what I wrote, I don't have a better explanation.

Daniel

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