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Change XML attribute

org.openrewrite.xml.ChangeTagAttribute

Alters XML attribute value on a specified element.

Recipe source​

GitHub, Issue Tracker, Maven Central

This recipe is available under the Apache License Version 2.0.

Options​

TypeNameDescriptionExample
StringelementNameThe name of the element whose attribute's value is to be changed. Interpreted as an XPath expression.property
StringattributeNameThe name of the attribute whose value is to be changed.name
StringnewValueThe new value to be used for key specified by attributeName, Set to null if you want to remove the attribute.newfoo.bar.attribute.value.string
StringoldValueOptional. Only change the property value if it matches the configured oldValue.foo.bar.attribute.value.string
BooleanregexOptional. Default false. If true, oldValue will be interpreted as a Regular Expression, and capture group contents will be available in newValue.

Used by​

This recipe is used as part of the following composite recipes:

Example​

Parameters​
ParameterValue
elementNamebean
attributeNameid
newValuemyBean2.subpackage
oldValuemyBean.subpackage
regexnull
Before​
<beans>
    <bean id='myBean.subpackage.subpackage2'/>
    <other id='myBean.subpackage.subpackage2'/>
</beans>
After​
<beans>
    <bean id='myBean2.subpackage.subpackage2'/>
    <other id='myBean.subpackage.subpackage2'/>
</beans>

Usage​

This recipe has required configuration parameters. Recipes with required configuration parameters cannot be activated directly (unless you are running them via the Moderne CLI). To activate this recipe you must create a new recipe which fills in the required parameters. In your rewrite.yml create a new recipe with a unique name. For example: com.yourorg.ChangeTagAttributeExample. Here's how you can define and customize such a recipe within your rewrite.yml:

rewrite.yml
---
type: specs.openrewrite.org/v1beta/recipe
name: com.yourorg.ChangeTagAttributeExample
displayName: Change XML attribute example
recipeList:
  - org.openrewrite.xml.ChangeTagAttribute:
      elementName: property
      attributeName: name
      newValue: newfoo.bar.attribute.value.string
      oldValue: foo.bar.attribute.value.string

Now that com.yourorg.ChangeTagAttributeExample has been defined, activate it in your build file:

  1. Add the following to your build.gradle file:
build.gradle
plugins {
    id("org.openrewrite.rewrite") version("latest.release")
}

rewrite {
    activeRecipe("com.yourorg.ChangeTagAttributeExample")
    setExportDatatables(true)
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}
  1. Run gradle rewriteRun to run the recipe.

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Data Tables​

Source files that had results​

org.openrewrite.table.SourcesFileResults

Source files that were modified by the recipe run.

Column NameDescription
Source path before the runThe source path of the file before the run. null when a source file was created during the run.
Source path after the runA recipe may modify the source path. This is the path after the run. null when a source file was deleted during the run.
Parent of the recipe that made changesIn a hierarchical recipe, the parent of the recipe that made a change. Empty if this is the root of a hierarchy or if the recipe is not hierarchical at all.
Recipe that made changesThe specific recipe that made a change.
Estimated time savingAn estimated effort that a developer to fix manually instead of using this recipe, in unit of seconds.
CycleThe recipe cycle in which the change was made.