XmlDoc Object Creation

Use the CreateXmlDoc function to create an XmlDoc object. You can create either an empty object, and populate it with data, or you can specify an XML string that is then transformed into an XmlDoc object that you can then manipulate with PeopleCode.

If you're creating an empty XmlDoc object, and you also want to specify a particular document type declaration (DTD) to be used to validate your XML, immediately after you use the CreateXmlDoc function, you should use the CreateDocumentType method to specify the DTD, followed by the CreateDocumentElement method to associate the DTD with the root entity.

For example:

Local XmlDoc &inXMLDoc;
Local XmlNode &docTypeNode;
Local XmlNode &rootNode;

&inXMLDoc = CreateXmlDoc("");
&docTypeNode = &inXMLDoc.CreateDocumentType("Personal", "", "Personal.dtd");
&rootNode = &inXMLDoc.CreateDocumentElement("root", "", &docTypeNode);

The preceding PeopleCode program produces the following XML:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE Personal SYSTEM "Personal.dtd">
</root>

After you've created your XmlDoc object, use the GenXmlString method to create an XML string. You can then use an Internet Script (iScript) Response object method to send the string as an XML response.