xModify

xModify is an XML syntax that can be used to update HTML elements declaratively. This means that developers can utilize server-side frameworks to create xModify documents that an xModify Processor will use to update the HTML document.

Why is this Helpful?

Because, instead of having to create JavaScript to update the UI for a particular dataset, the developer
can use server-side functionality such as PHP, J2EE, Ruby, or XSLT to create XML documents that can to the same thing. This
typically will save code, time and increase the maintainablity of the application.


The second reason xModify is helpful is that it puts the know-how into a well defined XML layer, instead of either a
client-side or server-side library. XML can be outputted from any server-side or processed client-side layer, making it more likely that knowledge of
xModify can be leveraged across projects.

Operations

xModify contains a set of operation that a developer would need to perform when manipulating a XML or HTML DOM.

Each of the operations contains a select attribute that is used to select a set
of operations.

• append

  Append the children of the operation to the selected nodes

• clone

  Create a clone of the selected nodes.

• insert-after

  Insert the children of the operation after the selected nodes

• insert-at

  Insert the children of the operation at a specific index of the selected nodes

• insert-before

  Insert the children of the operation before the selected nodes

• remove-attribute

  Remove an attribute from the selected nodes

• remove-element

  Remove the selected nodes.

• replace

  Replace the selected nodes with the children of the operation.

• replace-children

  Replace the children of selected nodes with the children of the operation.

• set-attribute

  Change an attribute of the selected nodes.

• set-innerhtml

  Change the HTML of the selected nodes to be the children of the operation.

• embed-xal

  Embed XAL components of the operation into the selected nodes.