Detail Editor

Design

The tree structure of the opened XML document is displayed in a table in the Design view. The left column contains the various nodes that you can expand and collapse if child nodes exist. The right column displays the contents of the nodes.

You can execute the following actions using the context menu:

• Remove: Select this entry to remove the highlighted node.

• Add DTD Information: Select this entry to add a structure definition in the form of a DTD (Document Type Definition).

• Edit Namespaces: Select this entry to edit namespaces.

• Add Attributes: Select this entry to add a new attribute. Select the desired attribute from the list of available attributes.

• Add Child: Select this entry to add a new child node. Select the desired child node from the list of available child nodes.

• Add Before: Select entry to insert a new node in front of the selected node. Select the desired node from the list of available nodes.

• Add After: Select this entry to insert a new node behind the selected node. Select the desired node from the list of available nodes.

• Replace With: Select this entry to replace the selected element with another element. Select the desired element from the list of available menu entries.

Source

In the Source view, you can edit the source text of XML documents.

The editor supports you with the following functions:

• Syntax highlighting: The different types of nodes are highlighted in color.

• Well-formed: When saving, the XML document is checked for well-formedness.

• Input help: The editor makes suggestions when you want to insert new elements.

• Pretty print: Use the Source > Format menu to format your XML document more legibly with indents and line breaks.