matlab.io.xml.dom.ProcessingInstruction Class

Namespace: matlab.io.xml.dom

XML processing instruction

Since R2021a

Description

Use an object of the matlab.io.xml.dom.ProcessingInstruction class to provide data to an application that processes the XML document that embeds the processing instruction. For example, you can use a processing instruction to specify the location of the stylesheet used to transform the XML document.

Note

A ProcessingInstruction object inherits methods and properties from the matlab.io.xml.dom.Node class that are ineffective or cause errors when used with a ProcessingInstruction object. Use only the methods and properties that are documented on this page.

The matlab.io.xml.dom.ProcessingInstruction class is a handle class.

Class Attributes

ConstructOnLoad	true
HandleCompatible	false

For information on class attributes, see Class Attributes.

Creation

Use the createProcessingInstruction method of a matlab.io.xml.dom.Document object to create a matlab.io.xml.dom.ProcessingInstruction object. Specify the target and data in the method call. For example:

pi = createProcessingInstruction(doc,'stylesheet','href = "myStylesheet.xsl"');

Properties

Target — Processing instruction target

character vector

Processing instruction target, specified as a character vector.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	immutable
Transient	true
NonCopyable	true

Data — Processing instruction data

character vector | string scalar

Processing instruction data, specified as a character vector or string scalar.

Attributes:

GetAccess	public
SetAccess	public
NonCopyable	true

Methods

Public Methods

getData	data = getData(thisPI) returns the data of this processing instruction as a character vector.
getTarget	data = getTarget(thisPI) returns the target of this processing instruction as a character vector.
setData	setData(thisPI,data) sets the data of this processing instruction. Specify data as a character vector or string scalar.

Examples

Create XML Processing Instruction

Suppose that an application that transforms XML uses a processing instruction in the XML to locate the stylesheet. To create the processing instruction, use the createProcessingInstruction method of the matlab.io.xml.dom.Document object. Provide the application name as the target argument and the stylesheet path as the data argument.

Create a document with a root element named book.

import matlab.io.xml.dom.*

doc = Document('book');

Create a processing instruction and specify that the target is stylesheet and the data is href = "myStylesheet.xsl". Append the processing instruction to the document.

pi = createProcessingInstruction(doc,'stylesheet','href = "myStylesheet.xsl"');
appendChild(doc,pi);

Write the XML to the file book.xml.

xmlFileName = 'book.xml';
writer = matlab.io.xml.dom.DOMWriter;
writeToFile(writer,doc,xmlFileName);

Display the XML.

type book.xml;

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?><book/><?stylesheet href = "myStylesheet.xsl"?>

Version History

Introduced in R2021a