Python & XML

Name

MSXML3.0 Node Object

Synopsis

The Node object is the fundamental object of the DOM and of MSXML3.0. This interface supports the common methods used throughout this book when working with the DOM.

MSXML3.0 Node Object Methods

appendChild( newChildElement )

Appends the supplied node to child NodeList for this element.

cloneNode( )

Creates a new node that is a complete copy of this particular node.

hasChildNodes( )

Returns true if the node has children.

insertBefore( newChild, referenceChild )

Takes the node supplied as newChild and inserts it in this node’s NodeList immediately prior to the supplied referenceChild node, which must be an existing child.

removeChild( oldChild )

Removes the supplied node from this element’s NodeList.

replaceChild( newChild, oldChild )

Places newChild in the same location where oldChild was residing.

selectNodes( pattern )

Returns a list of nodes matching the given pattern.

selectSingleNode( pattern )

Returns the first node matching the given pattern.

transformNode( stylesheet )

Takes a stylesheet that has been loaded into a DOM instance, and applies its rules against this node. The resulting transformation is returned to the caller of the method.

transformNodeToObject( stylesheet, outputObject )

Works as transformNode does, but sends the output to the specified object.

MSXML3.0 Node Object Properties

attribute

This read-only property contains the list of attributes attached to this node.

baseName

This read-only property contains the base name for the name qualified within ...