[xml] Re: xpath & node creation

["Thomas Rokohl" <rokohl raygina de>]

hi again,


is there a reason why the xmlXPathObject has no xmlNodePtr of the element?
( and why is xmlXPathObject not xmlNodePtr? )

i mean it's very costly to search the xmlNodePtr in the parent nodetab.


"Thomas Rokohl" <rokohl raygina de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
news:cm3clc$aml$1 sea gmane org   
> thanx.
>
> mhm one short question :
>
> how i can create an node at a xmlXPathObjectPtr?!
> if i have the xmlXPathObjectPtr to the last note which noteset isn't 
> empty, how i can get the xmlNotePtr for the
> xmlNewChild function?!
>
> i'm blind or must i search manual???
>
> thanx again.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Daniel Veillard" <veillard redhat com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag 
> news:20041031165723 GC26196 redhat com   
> > On Sun, Oct 31, 2004 at 04:54:20PM +0100, Thomas Rokohl wrote:
> > > hi,
> > >
> > > is there an easy way to create nodes with a given XPath.
> > >
> > > i have a given path and if this node and his parent's doesn't exist i 
> > > will
> > > create it.
> > >
> > > is there a solution in libxml?
> >
> >  not automatic. XPath is a query only engine. Closest example is
> >    http://xmlsoft.org/examples/index.html#xpath2.c
> >
> > Daniel
> >
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