MarkLogic 9 Product DocumentationNodeBuilder.startElement
NodeBuilder.startElement( name as String, [namespace as String?] ) as This NodeBuilder object
Summary
Start a new XML element node in the node tree the builder is building.
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| name | The name of the element. This can be either a simple name, if the element has no namespace, or a QName. |
| namespace | The namespace URI associated with the prefix in the name. |
Usage Notes
Element nodes may only be added to element nodes or document nodes.
To add a namespaced element, give a prefixed name as the first argument and a namespace URI as the final argument.
Example
const builder = new NodeBuilder();
builder.startElement('ex:example','http://example.com/ns1');
builder.addText('Some element content here');
builder.endElement();
builder.toNode();
// Returns the following XML element node:
//
// <ex:example xmlns:ex="http://example.com/ns1">
// Some element content here
// </ex:example>