Second names tutorial

This tutorial presents two XML files and the results of the comparison with a Rules configuration with more than one rule.

Files to compare

The left file^[1]

See xmlLeft3.xml

:

   <theRoot>
      <parent id="Paul">
         <child name="Rick" />
         <child name="John" age="18"/>      
      </parent> 
   </theRoot>

The right file^[2]

See xmlRight3.xml

:

   <theRoot>
      <parent id="Paul">
         <child name="Seena" />
         <child name="John" age="22"/>      
      </parent> 
   </theRoot>

Default comparison

The default comparison between the XML files will present the following result:

Comparison with nodes identification

The following Rules configuration specify that^[3]

See rulesNames2.xml

:

• The node identification is the id attribute for nodes which name is parent
• The node identification is the name attribute for nodes which name is child

   <nodeRules>
      <rule>
         <appliesOn>
            <nodeName name="parent" />
         </appliesOn>
         <identification>
            <attribute name="id" />
         </identification>      
      </rule>
      <rule>
         <appliesOn>
            <nodeName name="child" />
         </appliesOn>
         <identification>
            <attribute name="name" />
         </identification>      
      </rule>   
   </nodeRules>

The comparison will present the following result: