IMHO, the build-Method is not meant to restore the modified
xml-document. You have to output the new document and store at manually
with a FileWriter for example.

Pleas le me know, whether I am wrong about this or not.

pajeczyca schrieb:
> I am trying to appent to existing xml, but something doesn't work
> what am i missing??
> My code
>
> doc = new SAXBuilder()build("file.xml");
>
> Element e = new Element("person");
> e.setAttribute("name", "Joe");
>
> doc.getRootElement().addContent(e);
>
> I get no errors but my xml file is not changed
>
> Thank you
>
> Agnes
>
>
>
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