The XML data model is similar to HTML, with one important addition:
XML tags may be qualified names, which are similar
to compound symbols.
You must do this to use the following types and functions:
(require 'xml)
The following types and functions assume:
(require 'xml)
Procedure: make-element tag [attribute ...] child ...
Create a representation of a XML element, corresponding to
<tag attribute...>child...</tag>
The result is a TreeList, though if the result context is a consumer
the result is instead "written" to the consumer.
Thus nested calls to make-element only result in a
single TreeList.
More generally, whether an attribute or child is includded
by copying or by reference is (for now) undefined.
The tag should currently be a symbol, though in the future it should
be a qualified name.
An attribute is typically a call to make-attribute,
but it can be any attribute-valued expression.
(make-element 'p
"The time is now: "
(make-element 'code (make <java.util.Date>)))
Procedure: element-name element
Returns the name (tag) of the element node, as a symbol (QName).
Procedure: make-attribute name value...
Create an "attribute", which is a name-value pair.
For now, name should be a symbol.
Procedure: attribute-name element
Returns the name of the attribute node, as a symbol (QName).
Type: comment
Instances of this type represent comment values,
specifically including comments in XML files.
Comment nodes are currently ignored when printing using Scheme formatting,
though that may change.
Constructor: comment comment-text
Create a comment object with the specified comment-text.
Type: processing-instruction
Instances of this type represent “processing instructions”,
such as may appear in XML files.
Processing-instruction nodes are currently ignored when printing using
Scheme formatting, though that may change.
Constructor: processing-instruction target contents
Crreate a processing-instruction object with the specified target
(a simple symbol) and contents (a string).
