.. _XML.appendChild:

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XML.appendChild
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   :ref:`XML` **appendChild** (:ref:`XML` **child**)


Parameters
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| **child** | The child XML to add. |
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Description
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Appends the given XML to this XML as a child. Returns the XML object itself.

If the argument is not XML, creates a new XML element containing the argument as text. The element name of that new XML is the same as the last element in the original XML.