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Create Root Element in XML

Former Member — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:16:24 GMT

Hi Experts,

I am develpoing a program to generate xml file as output. I am using the method CL_IXML and other interfaces to generate the xml data. Here I need to create a root element. I did search in SDN but I couldnot found anything to generate xml root element.

My output should be like this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CreatePurchaseRequest

RequestID="123456"

Commonname="test"

........

</CreatePurchaseRequest>

</Request>

Can anybody plz suggest how can I generate the root element Request here?

Regards,

Ranganadh.

Re: Create Root Element in XML

Sandra_Rossi — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:56:00 GMT

Hi,

The first node created in the document, will be the root node (root element if you prefer).

If you want more information, please paste your code.

Sandra

Re: Create Root Element in XML

Former Member — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:45:20 GMT

Thanks Sandra,

My issue got resolved.

I just created the root element using the method create_sample_element and set the attributes using set_attributes method.

Thanks for your help.

w_ixml = cl_ixml=>create( ).
      w_document = w_ixml->create_document( ).
      w_root = w_ixml->create_document( ).

      IF w_document IS INITIAL.
        RAISE EXCEPTION TYPE cx_cmx_da_exception
          EXPORTING
            textid = cx_cmx_da_exception=>cx_cmx_da_error_internal.
      ENDIF.

      w_encoding = w_ixml->create_encoding(
                             character_set = 'utf-8'
                             byte_order    = if_ixml_encoding=>co_none ).
      w_document->set_encoding( w_encoding ).

      w_element_inv1  = w_document->create_simple_element(
                  name = 'OrbiscomRequest'
                  parent = w_document ).

      w_element_inv1->set_attribute( name = 'Version'
                                     namespace = ''
                                     value = '11.1' ).

      w_element_inv1->set_attribute( name = 'IssuerID'
                                     namespace = ''
                                     value = '1' ).