XmlNew  
Description
Creates an XML document object.
 
Returns
An empty XML document object.
 
Category
Extensibility functions, XML functions
 
Function syntax 
XmlNew([caseSensitive])
 
See also
cfxml, IsXmlDoc, XmlChildPos, XmlChildPos, XmlFormat, XmlParse, XmlSearch, XmlTransform
 
History
ColdFusion MX: Added this function.
 
Parameters
 
Parameter      Description
caseSensitive Determines how ColdFusion processes the case of XML document object
  component identifiers
  yes: maintains case
  no. ColdFusion ignores case. Default.
 
Usage
An XML document object is represented in ColdFusion as a structure.
The caseSensitive attribute value determines whether identifiers whose characters are of varying case, but are otherwise the same, refer to different components. For example:
  • If caseSensitive = "no", the names mydoc.employee.name[1] and mydoc.employee.NAME[1] refer to the same element
  • If caseSensitive = "yes", these names refer to two distinct elements
The following example creates and displays a ColdFusion document object. For more information on this example, see Chapter 31, "Using XML and WDDX," in Developing ColdFusion MX Applications.
 
Example
<cfset testVar = True>
<cfscript>
   MyDoc = XmlNew();
   MyDoc.xmlRoot = XmlElemNew(MyDoc,"MyRoot");
   if (testVar IS TRUE)
      MyDoc.MyRoot.XmlText = "The value of testVar is True.";
   else 
      MyDoc.MyRoot.XmlText = "The value of testVar is False.";
   for (i = 1; i LTE 4; i = i + 1)
      {
      MyDoc.MyRoot.XmlChildren[i] = XmlElemNew(MyDoc,"childNode");
      MyDoc.MyRoot.XmlChildren[i].XmlText = "This is Child node " & i &".";
      }
</cfscript>
<cfdump var=#MyDoc#>
caseSensitive  
Determines how ColdFusion processes the case of XML document object component identifiers
  • yes: maintains case
  • no. ColdFusion ignores case. Default.