Python & XML

Name

MSXML3.0 Document Object

Synopsis

The Document object supports the same functionality as the W3C DOM Document interface, but also features some Microsoft convenience extensions. For example, with MSXML3.0, you can use the validate method to validate your document against its DTD:

myDomDocument.validate(  )

In addition to validation, support for XSLT transformations is built into the MSXML3.0 as well as with the transformNode method:

myDomDocument.transformNode(myXSLTDomDocument)

The transformNode method takes another DOM instance as a parameter that contains an XSLT stylesheet. The transformation is applied against the current document, and the result is returned to the caller. The following section is a reference for the different methods and properties of the Document object.

MSXML3.0 Document Object Methods

abort( )

Aborts an asynchronous download operation, if in progress.

createAttribute( name )

Creates an attribute using the name supplied as a parameter.

createCDATASection( data )

Creates the character string data as a CDATA node and returns.

createComment( data )

Creates and returns a new comment using the supplied data as the contents.

createDocumentFragment( )

Creates and returns a new and empty document fragment.

createElement( elementName )

Creates and returns a new element with the supplied name.

createEntityReference( name )

Creates and returns a new entity reference object.

createNode( type, name, namespaceURI )

Creates and returns a node of the given type, using the supplied name ...