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Comparison result



The result of the comparison is shown in a window presenting the two XML files structure side by side:
diffpanel

Tree icons

  • A node which is identical at the right and at the left is shown with a identicalnode icon
  • A node which is is new at the right or at the left is shown with a newnode icon
  • A node which is is updated is shown with a updatednode icon. If it is only updated because it is moved, it is shown with a
    movednodeup or movednodedown icon
  • A node which is is not updated but moved is shown with a movednodeup2 or movednodedown2 icon

New nodes

If a node is new, the other tree will present an empty node:
newnodesInTree

Tooltips

Hovering on a node in the left tree or the right tree will show a tooltip with the line number of the node and the attributes of this node:
tooltip

Actions on nodes in the tree

Main Article: Show in File

For each node in the left or right tree, a right-click shows a menu:
  • "Show in File" shows the comparison in the XML files between the selected node and the node on the other side of the comparison
  • "Copy to Clipboard" copies the name of the selected node in the system clipboard

showInFile

Attributes

Node attributes are shown below the tree at the left and at the right:
nodeattributes
In the case where there is CDATA content associated with a node, the content is presented below the attribute values:
nodeattributes2 A navigator is presented in the toolbar allowing to navigate into the differences list:
diffnavigator

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