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xmlNodeSetAttribute

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Pair: xmlNodeGetAttribute

This function is used to edit an attribute of a node in a configuration file.

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  • Method: xmlnode:setAttribute(...)

Syntax

bool xmlNodeSetAttribute ( xmlnode node, string name, string|number|nil value )
Required Arguments
  • node: The xmlnode of which you wish to edit an attribute.
  • name: The name of the attribute.
  • value: The value which you wish to change the attribute to. (Note - nil will delete the attribute).

Returns

  • bool: result

Returns true if the attribute was set successfully, false if the node and/or attribute do not exist, or if they're faulty.

Code Examples

server

In a gamemode, we want a command to change the marker color in the configuration file and remove a deprecated attribute.

config.xml

<config>
    <markers color="255,100,0" foo="deprecated" />
</config>

Lua code

function changeConfigMarkerColor(thePlayer, command, r, g, b)
    local config = xmlLoadFile("config.xml")
    if (not config) then
        return
    end


    local markernode = xmlFindChild(config, "markers", 0)
    if (markernode) then
        xmlNodeSetAttribute(markernode, "color", r .. "," .. g .. "," .. b)
        xmlNodeSetAttribute(markernode, "foo", nil) -- remove 'foo' attribute
    end


    xmlSaveFile(config)
    xmlUnloadFile(config)
end
addCommandHandler("markercolor", changeConfigMarkerColor)

See Also

XML Functions
XML Elements
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