Can I create DOCTYPE element ?

[Tom John]

I'm generating an xml document from scratch using a DOM created with user input. I can't find a way to create the DOCTYPE element. Any suggestions?

[SAFROLE M3]

I dont think there is a method you can call to set the DOCTYPE using DOM, but there is no need to. In your application, you can create an in-memory DOM by reading a text file that acts as a template for you XML document. In other words, your text file would contain the bare bones for the XML document, including the DOCTYPE, such as...
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE sample SYSTEM "dt.dtd">
<root>
</root>
So, after you read the text file, you have a DOM representation of your basic XML document, including the DOCTYPE, and you can add nodes to the document from the user input.
Hope that helps you,
SAF

[Tom John]

Thanks SAF, that worked out great