XML::LibXML replace element value

Question

I want to replace a \"VAL1\" value of an element in xml file

For some reason it does not work for me:

   
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Answer 1

There is no setValue method in Node or Element classes, see the docs for list of available methods. You can remove children of the element and append new text node like this:

$elem->removeChildNodes();
$elem->appendText('VAL2');