Name

saveXML()

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 = loadXML("mammals.xml")
firstChild = xml.getChild("animal")
xml.removeChild(firstChild)
saveXML(xml, "subset.xml")
# Sketch saves the following to a file called "subset.xml":
'''<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<mammals>
  <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal>
  <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal>
</mammals>'''
Description Writes the contents of an XML object to a file. By default, this file is saved to the sketch's folder. This folder is opened by selecting "Show Sketch Folder" from the "Sketch" menu.

Alternatively, the file can be saved to any location on the computer by using an absolute path (something that starts with / on Unix and Linux, or a drive letter on Windows).

All files loaded and saved by the Processing API use UTF-8 encoding.
Syntax
saveXML(xml, filename)
saveXML(xml, filename, options)
Parameters
xmlXML: the XML object to save to disk
filenameString: name of the file to write to
Related XML
loadXML()
parseXML()

Updated on Mon Sep 21 15:53:25 2020.

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