Script Syntax

var objXMLDOMElement = oXMLDOMDocument.createElement(tagName);

Parameters

tagName

A string specifying the name for the new element node. The name is case-sensitive. This name is subsequently available as the element node's nodeName property.

Return Value

An object. Returns the IXMLDOMElement object for the new element.

Example

The following script example creates an element called PAGES and appends it to an IXMLDOMNode object. It then sets the text value of the element to 400.

var xmlDoc = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.DOMDocument.5.0");
var root;
var newElem;
xmlDoc.async = false;
xmlDoc.load("books.xml");
if (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode != 0) {
   var myErr = xmlDoc.parseError;
   alert("You have error " + myErr.reason);
} else {
   root = xmlDoc.documentElement;
   newElem = xmlDoc.createElement("PAGES");
   root.childNodes.item(0).appendChild(newElem);
   root.childNodes.item(0).lastChild.text = "400";
   alert(root.childNodes.item(0).xml);
}

Visual Basic Syntax

Set objXMLDOMElement = oXMLDOMDocument.createElement(tagName)

Parameters

tagName

A string specifying the name for the new element node. The name is case-sensitive. This name is subsequently available as the element node's nodeName property.

Return Value

An object. Returns the IXMLDOMElement object for the new element.

Example

The following Microsoft® Visual Basic® example creates an element called PAGES and appends it to an IXMLDOMNode object. It then sets the text value of the element to 400.

Dim xmlDoc As New Msxml2.DOMDocument50
Dim root As IXMLDOMElement
Dim newElem As IXMLDOMElement
xmlDoc.async = False
xmlDoc.Load ("books.xml")
If (xmlDoc.parseError.errorCode <> 0) Then
   Dim myErr
   Set myErr = xmlDoc.parseError
   MsgBox("You have error " & myErr.reason)
Else
   Set root = xmlDoc.documentElement
   Set newElem = xmlDoc.createElement("PAGES")
   root.childNodes.Item(0).appendChild newElem
   root.childNodes.Item(0).lastChild.Text = "400"
   MsgBox root.childNodes.Item(0).xml
End If

C/C++ Syntax

HRESULT createElement(
    BSTR tagName,
    IXMLDOMElement **element);

Parameters

tagName [in]

The name for the new element node. It is case-sensitive. This name is subsequently available as the element node's nodeName property.

element [out,retval]

The address of the IXMLDOMElement interface for the new element.

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK

The value returned if successful.

E_INVALIDARG

The value returned if the element parameter is Null.

E_FAIL

The value returned if an error occurs.