Unfortunately, you are correct. This is the only way to do it at the moment. tagName/nodeName are readonly in the DOM and are set when created. I know this is possible in the .NET world and I am still beside myself as to which is the better way. -----Original Message----- From: Michael A. Peters [mailto:mpeters@xxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 1:40 PM To: php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: DOM - change a tag name ?? Michael A. Peters wrote: > If I'm manipulating a dom object, is there a way to change the tag name? > I know you manipulate just about everything else in a node - but is the > tagName really off limits? > > from the documentation for DOMElement - > > /* Properties */ > readonly public bool $schemaTypeInfo ; > readonly public string $tagName ; > > so if I really needed to change it, I'd have to create a virgin node > with the new name, identical attributes and children, and replace the > existing node with the new one? > > Is there any other way to alter the tagName without doing all that? > I've not actually tried this (IE may be errors) - I will in a little bit, but is something like this really the only way to change a tag name? function changeNodeElement($document,$node,$elementTag) { $newNode = $document->createElement($elementTag); // get all attributes from old node $attributes = $node->attributes; foreach ($attributes as $attribute) { $name = $attribute->name; $value = $attribute->value; $newNode->setAttribute($name,$value); } // get all children from old node $children = $node->childNodes(); foreach ($children as $child) { // clone node and add it to newNode $newChild = $child->cloneNode(true); $newNode->appendChild($newChild); } // replace the old node with the newNode $node->parent->replaceChild($newNode,$node); } It seems that changing the tag name should be a little easier. I don't expect s/oldtag/newtag/ but am I just missing something obvious? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3927 (20090311) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 3927 (20090311) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
