This function saves a loaded XML file.

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• Method: xmlnode:saveFile(...)

Syntax

boolean xmlSaveFile ( xmlnode rootNode )

Required Arguments

• rootNode: The root xmlnode of the loaded XML file.

Returns

• boolean: result

Returns true if save was successful, false if the XML file does not exist.

Code Examples

Example 1 Example 2 (OOP)

client

This example allows a player to use the command 'createfile' to create an .xml file.

-- Creates a file named "new.xml" with root node "newroot" and childnode "newchild".
function createFileHandler()
    local RootNode = xmlCreateFile("new.xml"," newroot")
    local NewNode = xmlCreateChild(RootNode, "newchild")
    xmlSaveFile(RootNode)
    xmlUnloadFile(RootNode)
end
addCommandHandler("createfile", createFileHandler)

client

OOP Required

This example allows a player to use the command 'createfile' to create an .xml file.

-- Creates a file named "new.xml" with root node "newroot" and childnode "newchild".
function createFileHandler()
    local RootNode = XML("new.xml"," newroot")
    local NewNode = RootNode:createChild("newchild")
    RootNode:saveFile()
    RootNode:unload()
end
addCommandHandler("createfile", createFileHandler)

See Also

XML Functions

• xmlCopyFile
• xmlCreateChild
• xmlCreateFile
• xmlDestroyNode
• xmlFindChild
• xmlLoadFile
• xmlLoadString
• xmlNodeGetAttribute
• xmlNodeGetAttributes
• xmlNodeGetChildren
• xmlNodeGetName
• xmlNodeGetParent
• xmlNodeGetValue
• xmlNodeSetAttribute
• xmlNodeSetName
• xmlNodeSetValue
• xmlSaveFile
• xmlUnloadFile

XML Elements

• xmlnode

Reference

• Scripting Functions