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syeshinbefd53e2005-07-27 18:16:40 +0000[diff] [blame]23<title>Editing XML files</title>
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syeshinbefd53e2005-07-27 18:16:40 +0000[diff] [blame]28<h1 class="topictitle1">Editing XML files</h1>
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32
syeshind0bdb8e2005-10-27 17:44:14 +0000[diff] [blame]33<div><p>This file contains information about editing XML files.</p>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +0000[diff] [blame]34
35<div class="section"><p>To open an XML file in the XML editor, right-click it in the Navigator
kpriceb59c9f62008-04-02 21:24:37 +0000[diff] [blame]36view and select <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Open With</span> &gt; <span class="uicontrol">XML
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +0000[diff] [blame]37Editor</span></span>. </p>
38<p>We recommend working in the Resource
39perspective when you are developing XML files. The views that appear by default
40in this perspective (such as the Outline view) help facilitate XML development.</p>
41<p>The
42XML editor enables you to directly edit XML files. There are several different
43views you can use to edit your files:</p>
44<ul>
kpriceb59c9f62008-04-02 21:24:37 +0000[diff] [blame]45<li><strong>Source view</strong>: you can manually insert, edit, and delete elements
syeshinbefd53e2005-07-27 18:16:40 +0000[diff] [blame]46and attributes in the Source view of the XML editor. To facilitate this effort,
47you can use content assist while you are in the Source view.</li>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +0000[diff] [blame]48
kpriceb59c9f62008-04-02 21:24:37 +0000[diff] [blame]49<li><strong>Design view</strong>: you can insert, delete, and edit elements, attributes,
syeshinbefd53e2005-07-27 18:16:40 +0000[diff] [blame]50comments, and processing instructions in this view.</li>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +0000[diff] [blame]51
kpriceb59c9f62008-04-02 21:24:37 +0000[diff] [blame]52<li><strong>Outline view</strong>: you can insert and delete elements attributes, comments,
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +0000[diff] [blame]53and processing instructions in this view.</li>
54
syeshinbefd53e2005-07-27 18:16:40 +0000[diff] [blame]55</ul>
56<p>Often, you may find that you have more than one way to perform a specific
57task. For example, you have an XML file "MySchoolSubjects.xml" associated
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +0000[diff] [blame]58with an XML schema file "SchoolSubjects.xsd", which list all the subjects
59taught in a school. You want to insert a new element "Math" into your file.
60You can do so in the following ways:</p>
61<ul>
62<li>In the Outline or Design view, right-click the appropriate parent element
kpriceb59c9f62008-04-02 21:24:37 +0000[diff] [blame]63and select <span class="menucascade"><span class="uicontrol">Add Child</span> &gt; <span class="uicontrol">Math</span>
64</span> or <span class="uicontrol">New Element</span> and enter the name of
65the child element.</li>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +0000[diff] [blame]66
syeshinbefd53e2005-07-27 18:16:40 +0000[diff] [blame]67<li>In the Source view, use content assist to help you find the appropriate
68location and code for the <span class="uicontrol">Math</span> element.</li>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +0000[diff] [blame]69
syeshinbefd53e2005-07-27 18:16:40 +0000[diff] [blame]70<li>In the Source view, type the code for the <span class="uicontrol">Math</span> element
71in the file.</li>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +0000[diff] [blame]72
syeshinbefd53e2005-07-27 18:16:40 +0000[diff] [blame]73</ul>
74</div>
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80<div><div class="relconcepts"><strong>Related concepts</strong><br />
syeshind0bdb8e2005-10-27 17:44:14 +0000[diff] [blame]81<div><a href="../topics/cwxmledt.html" title="The XML editor is a tool for creating and viewing XML files.">XML editor</a></div>
kpriceef160682006-08-29 18:08:31 +0000[diff] [blame]82</div>
83<div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br />
syeshind0bdb8e2005-10-27 17:44:14 +0000[diff] [blame]84<div><a href="../topics/txedtdes.html" title="The XML editor has a Design view, which represents the XML file simultaneously as a table and a tree. This helps make navigation and editing easier. Content and attribute values can be edited directly in the table cells, while pop-up menus on the tree elements give alternatives that are valid for that particular element.">Editing in the Design view</a></div>
85<div><a href="../topics/txedtsrc.html" title="You can use the Source view to view and work with a file's source code directly.">Editing in the Source view</a></div>
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