XML formatting problems

[uodeltasig]

I'm trying to append a new child to an existing XML document while still maintaing the format of the document and I've run into a weird issue.

When I create a new DomDocment and setup the element with formatOutput = true it works perfectly, however when I try to add that same node to the XML file I opened it just dumps it all in one line.

Here is the example:

	   $xml = new DomDocument();
	   $xml->load($filename);
	   $xml->formatOutput = true;

$dom = new DomDocument();
	   	$dom->formatOutput = true;

	# Setup the objects for speech
	$root = $dom;			
	$speech = $root->appendChild($dom->createElement("speech"));

	# Append elements to the speech XML object
	$speech->appendChild($dom->createElement("id", $id));
	$speech->appendChild($dom->createElement("title", $s->title));
	$speech->appendChild($dom->createElement("link", $s->link));

    # Setup the objects for date and append the elements
	$date = $speech->appendChild($dom->createElement("date"));
	$date->appendChild($dom->createElement("month", $s->month));
	$date->appendChild($dom->createElement("day", $s->day));
	$date->appendChild($dom->createElement("year", $s->year));

	$xml->documentElement->appendChild($xml->importNode($dom->documentElement, true));

	print $dom->saveXML();
	print $xml->saveXML();

Which outputs the following:

Correct formatting when just the element is displayed

<speech>
<id>177ca9e4058b5d65aacb3ac1fc0c48f1</id>
<title>test</title>
<link>test</link>

<date>
<month>0</month>
<day>1</day>
<year>2005</year>
</date>
</speech>

Incorrect Method where it is all in one line

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE calendar [
<!ELEMENT calendar (speech)+>
<!ELEMENT speech (id , title , link? , date)>

<!ELEMENT date (month , day , year)>
<!ELEMENT id (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT link (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT month (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT day (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT year (#PCDATA)>
]>
<calendar>

<speech><id>177ca9e4058b5d65aacb3ac1fc0c48f1</id><title>test</title><link>test</link><date><month>0</month><day>1</day><year>2005</year></date></speech></calendar>

Any help will be much appreciated, and yes I tried modifying $xml directly with no avail.

[uodeltasig]

Update
I thought that I had it because I had extra space in between the documentElement it was screwing up the formatting...

So instead of my xml file looking like this:

<calendar>

</calendar>

It needed to look like this:

<calendar></calendar>

So this makes it format all pretty for the first time when you add an element. but if you try to edit that element or add another it goes back to all in one line!!!! :glare:

So here is the code that I had now... PLEASE HELP ME!

 $dom = new DomDocument();
	$dom->formatOutput = true;

# Setup the objects for speech  
$speech = $dom->appendChild($dom->createElement("speech"));

# Append elements to the speech XML object
$speech->appendChild($dom->createElement("id", $id));
$speech->appendChild($dom->createElement("title", $s->title));
$speech->appendChild($dom->createElement("link", $s->link));

# Setup the objects for date and append the elements
$date = $speech->appendChild($dom->createElement("date"));
$date->appendChild($dom->createElement("month", $s->month));
$date->appendChild($dom->createElement("day", $s->day));
$date->appendChild($dom->createElement("year", $s->year));

if($new){
	$xml->documentElement->appendChild($xml->importNode($dom->documentElement, true));		
}else{
	# Search for the element with the index to be deleted
	$xpath = new DOMXPath($xml) ; 
	$oldSpeech = $xpath->query('//speech[id="'.$id.'"]')->item(0) ;

	# Still need to check to see if it wasn't found   		

	$speech = $xml->importNode($dom->documentElement, true);
	$xml->documentElement->replaceChild($speech, $oldSpeech);
}
$xml->save($filename);
print $xml->saveXML();

which outputs the first time:

<calendar>
<speech>
<id>520b31a6359be49d756bb9b9468b7209</id>
<title>test</title>
<link>test</link>
<date>
<month>0</month>
<day>1</day>
<year>2005</year>
</date>
</speech>
</calendar>

And then if i add or update another it:

<calendar>
<speech><id>520b31a6359be49d756bb9b9468b7209</id><title>testing</title><link>test</link><date><month>0</month><day>1</day><year>2005</year></date></speech>
</calendar>

[uodeltasig]

Also to bump and to show another weird thing.

If I change this

 
$xml->documentElement->appendChild($xml->importNode($dom->documentElement, true));

to

 
$xml->appendChild($xml->importNode($dom->documentElement, true));

it will format correctly just not display it in the right place :bemused:

[uodeltasig]

bump help me please

[uodeltasig]

please help

[visionmonster]

I had the same problem.

This worked for me...although i'm not smart enough to know why:

<html>
<head>
<title>formatOutput test</title>
</head>

<body>
<xmp>
<?
$xml = new DOMDocument('1.0', 'iso-8859-1');
$xml->preserveWhiteSpace = false;
$xml->formatOutput = false;
@$xml->load("formatoutput.xml");
switch($xml->documentElement){
case false:
$o_root=$xml->createElement("root");
$o_root=$xml->appendChild($o_root);
break;
default:
$o_root=$xml->documentElement;
}
$xml->preserveWhiteSpace = true;
$xml->formatOutput = true;
$o_card=$xml->createElement("card");
$o_card=$o_root->appendChild($o_card);

$o_location=$xml->createElement("location");
$o_location=$o_card->appendChild($o_location);
$o_location=$o_location->appendChild($xml->createTextNode("foo"));

$xml->save("formatoutput.xml");
echo $xml->saveXML() . "\n";
$xml=null;

?>
</xmp>
</body>
</html>