method

add_element

v1_8_6_287 - Show latest stable - Class: REXML::Element

add_element(element, attrs=nil)

public

Adds a child to this element, optionally setting attributes in the element.

element:	optional. If Element, the element is added. Otherwise, a new Element is constructed with the argument (see Element.initialize).
attrs:	If supplied, must be a Hash containing String name,value pairs, which will be used to set the attributes of the new Element.
Returns:	the Element that was added

 el = doc.add_element 'my-tag'
 el = doc.add_element 'my-tag', {'attr1'=>'val1', 'attr2'=>'val2'}
 el = Element.new 'my-tag'
 doc.add_element el

# File lib/rexml/element.rb, line 295
    def add_element element, attrs=nil
      raise "First argument must be either an element name, or an Element object" if element.nil?
      el = @elements.add(element)
      attrs.each do |key, value|
        el.attributes[key]=Attribute.new(key,value,self)
      end       if attrs.kind_of? Hash
      el
    end

add_element

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