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addChild ( )
/*
this is a more complex example demonstrating the possibilities
of proxml. In the example the user can draw ellipses that are saved
into a xml file. This file is loaded on the next start of the program.
If there exists an xml file it is loaded and the
content is drawn as ellipses. Otherwise the xml element is created.
*/

import proxml.*;

//to store the background after painting an ellipse
PImage back;

//xml element to store and load the drawn ellipses
XMLElement ellipses;
XMLInOut xmlInOut;

int xPos = 0;
int yPos = 0;

void setup(){
  size(400,400);
  smooth();
  background(255);

  //load ellipses from file if it exists
  xmlInOut = new XMLInOut(this);
  try{
    xmlInOut.loadElement("ellipse.xml"); 
  }catch(Exception e){
    //if the xml file could not be loaded it has to be created
    xmlEvent(new XMLElement("ellipses"));
  }
}

void xmlEvent(XMLElement element){
  ellipses = element;
  initEllipses();
    //initialise PImage for background
  back = new PImage(width,height);
  loadPixels();
  back.pixels = pixels;
}

void draw(){
}

//draw all ellipses saved in the xml file
void initEllipses(){
  ellipses.printElementTree(" ");
  XMLElement ellipse;
  XMLElement position;
  XMLElement size;
  
  for(int i = 0; i < ellipses.countChildren();i++){
    ellipse = ellipses.getChild(i);
    position = ellipse.getChild(0);
    size = ellipse.getChild(1);
    ellipse(
      position.getIntAttribute("xPos"),
      position.getIntAttribute("yPos"),
      size.getFloatAttribute("Xsize"),
      size.getFloatAttribute("Ysize")
    );
  }
}

void mousePressed(){
  xPos = mouseX;
  yPos = mouseY;
}

void mouseDragged(){
  background(back);
  ellipse(xPos,yPos,abs(xPos-mouseX),abs(yPos-mouseY));
}

void mouseReleased(){
  XMLElement ellipse = new XMLElement("ellipse");
  ellipses.addChild(ellipse);
  XMLElement position = new XMLElement("position");
  position.addAttribute("xPos",xPos);
  position.addAttribute("yPos",yPos);
  ellipse.addChild(position);
  XMLElement size = new XMLElement("size");
  size.addAttribute("Xsize",abs(xPos-mouseX));
  size.addAttribute("Ysize",abs(yPos-mouseY));
  ellipse.addChild(size);
  xmlInOut.saveElement(ellipses,"ellipse.xml");
  loadPixels();
  back.pixels = pixels;
}
description
Adds the specified node to the XML element's child list. This method operates directly on the element referenced by the childElement parameter; it does not append a copy of the element. If the element to be added already exists in another tree structure, appending the element to the new location will remove it from its current location. If the childElement parameter refers to a element that already exists in another XML tree structure, the appended child element is placed in the new tree structure after it is removed from its existing parent element.
syntax
addChild(element);
addChild(element, position);
parameters
element
XMLElement, element you want to add as child
position
int, position where you want to insert the element
returns
None
usage
Web & Application
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