CustomXMLNode.AppendChildNode Method (Office)
Appends a single node as the last child under the context element node in the tree.
Syntax
expression .AppendChildNode(Name, NamespaceURI, NodeType, NodeValue)
expression An expression that returns a CustomXMLNode object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Name |
Optional |
String |
Represents the base name of the element to be appended. |
NamespaceURI |
Optional |
String |
Represents the namespace of the element to be appended. This parameter is required to append nodes of type msoCustomXMLNodeElement or msoCustomXMLNodeAttribute, otherwise it is ignored. |
NodeType |
Optional |
MsoCustomXMLNodeType |
Specifies the type of node to append. If the parameter is not specified, it is assumed to be of type msoCustomXMLNodeElement. |
NodeValue |
Optional |
String |
Used to set the value of the appended node for those nodes that allow text. If the node doesn’t allow text, the parameter is ignored. |
Remarks
If the context node is any type other than msoXMLNodeElement, or if the operation would result in an invalid tree structure, the append is not performed and an error message is displayed.
Example
The following example demonstrates appending a CustomXMLNode object to another node.
Sub AppendNode()
Dim cxp1 As CustomXMLPart
Dim cxn As CustomXMLNode
With ActiveDocument
' Add and populate a custom xml part
set cxp1 = .CustomXMLParts.Add "<invoice />"
' Add a node
cxp1.AddNode "/invoice", "upccode", "urn:invoice:namespace"
Set cxn = cxp1.SelectSingleNode("//*[@quantity < 4]")
' Append a child node to the single node selected previously.
cxn.AppendChildNode("discount", "urn:invoice:namespace", "string", "0.10")
End With
End Sub