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Class | XML
Name | ### setString()
Examples |
    // The following short XML file called "mammals.xml" is parsed
    // in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" folder.
    //
    // <?xml version="1.0"?>
    // <mammals>
    //   <animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal>
    //   <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal>
    //   <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal>
    // </mammals>

    XML xml;

    void setup() {
      xml = loadXML("mammals.xml");
      XML firstChild = xml.getChild("animal");
      println(firstChild.getString("species"));
      firstChild.setString("species", "Jamides zebra");
      println(firstChild.getString("species"));
    }

    // Sketch prints:
    // Capra hircus
    // Jamides zebra
Description | Sets the content of an element's attribute as a String. The first String specifies the attribute name, while the second specifies the new content.
Syntax |
    .setString(name, value)
Returns | void

Updated on May 19, 2014 05:30:04pm PDT