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   Re: [xml-dev] Problem with cloneNode

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This result doesn't sound correct. What does your code look like?

-- Ron

Sean Zhang wrote:
> 
> I'm having problem assigning attribute values to child nodes of the newly
> cloned node.  I'm using Xerces J v1.4.1
> 
> Following is what I did
> 
> 1.      I'm using cloneNode(true) to deep copy a node.  This is successful.
> 
> For example, below is the original node
> <level1 attr1="1">
>         <level2 attr2="2.1"/>
> <level2 attr2="2.2"/>
> </level1>
> 
> below is the newly cloned node
> <level1 attr1="1">
>         <level2 attr2="2.1"/>
> <level2 attr2="2.2"/>
> </level1>
> 
> Then I start to assign values to the attributes of the newly cloned node.  I
> plan to assign value for the new node as below
> <level1 attr1="3">
>         <level2 attr2="4.1"/>
> <level2 attr2="4.2"/>
> </level1>
> 
> finally, I will append the newly cloned node to the parent of the original
> node
> 
> below is what I should have after appending the newly cloned node
> <level1 attr1="1">
>         <level2 attr2="2.1"/>
> <level2 attr2="2.2"/>
> </level1>
> <level1 attr1="3">
>         <level2 attr2="4.1"/>
> <level2 attr2="4.2"/>
> </level1>
> 
> But I received follow
> <level1 attr1="1">
>         <level2 attr2="4.1"/>
> <level2 attr2="4.2"/>
> </level1>
> <level1 attr1="3">
>         <level2 attr2="2.1"/>
> <level2 attr2="2.2"/>
> </level1>
> 
> Seems to me that attribute values for level1 node is correctly assigned and
> new values for child nodes for level1 are not assigned to the newly cloned
> node but assigned to the original node.
> 
> Is this the correct behavior?  How can I assign the values to the newly
> cloned node without affecting the original node?




 

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