View source for Activity:CreateXMLElement (Activity)

= Description =
The CreateXMLElement Activity creates a single [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML XML] element within XML data.
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{{ActivityInfoBox
| title = Create XML Element
| name = CreateXMLElement
| image = [[File:UI_Activity_CreateXMLElement.png|220px]]
| imagecaption = CreateXMLElement (Expanded)
| purpose = Create an XML element
| category = UBIK Data Exchange
| returns = True if successful
| version = 2.1.15+
}}

===Arguments===
{| class="wikitable sortable" | width = "50%"
|-
! Argument!! Type !! Direction !! Purpose 
|- align="left"
| ParentElement|| {{XmlElement_MSDN}}|| In || The parent element where the new element should be created below; if empty, it will take the element from its nesting host
|- align="left"
| ElementName|| {{String_MSDN}}|| In || The name of the new element
|- align="left"
| ElementValue|| {{String_MSDN}}|| In || The value of the new element
|- align="left"
| ElementComment|| {{String_MSDN}}|| In || The comment to the new element
|- align="left"
| CreatedElement|| {{XmlElement_MSDN}}|| Out || The created XML element
|}

===Usage===

This activity is used to create a single XML element below an existing element, as a nested activity within a [[Activity:CreateXMLScope (Activity)|CreateXMLScope]] activity. It is a nestable activity, which means it can host a sub activity that will be processed. The hosted activities are typically of type CreateXMLElement again, or [[Activity:CreateXMLAttribute (Activity)|CreateXMLAttribute]] activities, either as direct children or wrapped into other activities like ''ForEach'' or ''Sequence''.

{{Attention|This activity provides the created XML element automatically to all XML sub activities, so the XML hierarchy will be built in the very way sub activities are nested!}}

=Example=

The create XML Element activity, as used in the larger example "Export and send MetaClasses":

[[File:UI_Activity_CreateXMLElement_Example.png|x700px]]

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==See also==
* [[Workflow Designer]]
* [[Activity:CreateXMLScope (Activity)]]
* [[Activity:CreateXMLAttribute (Activity)]]

[[Category:XML]]
[[Category:Activities]]