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

[Sean Chittenden <sean chittenden org>]

> > > > 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.

Ahhh...  I guess that's the only function that'll do that.  Makes
sense now.  I shouldn't be asking questions when the clock reads a
two minutes to four.  :)

> > 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.

When reading over the source I missed that it was the only function
that would let you create this ahead of time.  For some reason I
thought xmlNewProp() did this but xmlNewProp() attaches the attr to
the node passed and isn't more generic.  -sc


FWIW, I just released 0.03 of Ruby's libxml interface.  It's
progressing quite well for the most part.

http://lists.rubynet.org/lists/pipermail/rubynet-devel/2002-October/000164.html

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Sean Chittenden