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Spex version 1.0
released on February 10, 2009
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// The file we want to write our XML document to
File file = new File("SpexHelloWorld.xml");

// Now we create a Spex document, using the file for output.
SXDocument doc = new SXDocument(file);

// Add the root node to our new document.
SXTag root = doc.addNode("HelloWorld");

// The SXTag handle allows us to add attributes to our
// newly created node, until we add child nodes.
root.addAttribute("createdBy", "Spex");
root.addAttribute("coolness", "extreme");

// We can add XML comments anywhere in the document.
root.addComment("Now for some child nodes...");

// Adding child nodes works in the same way as adding
// the root node.
for(int i=0; i<3; i++) {

    SXTag child = root.addChildNode("Howdy");
    child.addAttribute("childNumber", Integer.toString(i));

    // Of course, any node can have child nodes of their own.
    SXTag grandChild = child.addChildNode("Aloha");
    
    // Adding an XML text node goes like this.
    grandChild.addTextNode("This is child number " + i + ".");
    
    // Note that we do not have to close any nodes. Nodes are
    // implicitly closed when we add another child node to
    // their parent.
}

// Do not forget to close the document when you are finished!
// Otherwise, your resulting document may be incomplete.
doc.close();

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<HelloWorld createdBy="SpeX" coolness="extreme">
    <!-- Now for some child nodes... -->
    <Howdy childNumber="0">
        <Aloha>This is child number 0.</Aloha>
    </Howdy>
    <Howdy childNumber="1">
        <Aloha>This is child number 1.</Aloha>
    </Howdy>
    <Howdy childNumber="2">
        <Aloha>This is child number 2.</Aloha>
    </Howdy>
</HelloWorld>