[xmljs-users] deep copy nodes between xml documents with JS

[Barry B. <Ba...@al...>]

hi all

I've got a simple xml doc loaded on a page. I then get an additional xml
doc using the xmlhttprequest object.

what I want to do is get a deep copy of a particular node from the
additional doc and append it to the first one.

I've tried importNode(), various combinations of cloneNode(), et all,
but can't seem to snag it.

can anyone see where I'm going wrong?

thanx
barry.b


here's the JS, run after the xmlhttprequest object gets each additional
doc

	function addAddressToMasterDoc(xmlAddress){
		var addressNode =3D xmlAddress.firstChild;
		masterXmlDoc.importNode(addressNode);
	}=20



masterXmlDoc (before):
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=

<entity id=3D"12345" type=3D"student">
	<fname>Fred</fname>
	<lname>Flintstone</lname>
</entity>


xmlAddress:
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
<address addrType=3D"residential">
	<addr1>12 stone st</addr1>
	<addr2>Bedrock</addr2>
</address>

masterXmlDoc (after - what I'm trying to get):
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
<entity id=3D"12345" type=3D"student">
	<fname>Fred</fname>
	<lname>Flintstone</lname>
	<address addrType=3D"residential">
		<addr1>12 stone st</addr1>
		<addr2>Bedrock</addr2>
	</address>
</entity>