Indesign Javascript and xml structure

Hi to all
I am new to program javascript in Indesign, and I am looking for some example on how modify the xml structure inside a document using a javascript script.
i.e.
if I have a structure like this in the original document:
root
section
tag1
tag2
tag3
I need to transform it in this way( this is just an example, may be more complex):
root
     section
          tag1
          tag2
          tag3
Any help on where or how to solve this is very appreciate.
Thanks a lot

I think the MoveXMLElement.jsx script there shows pretty well what's involved. Here's something that addresses something closer to your example:
var root = app.activeDocument.xmlElements[0];
root.xmlElements.item("tag1").move(LocationOptions.AT_END, root.xmlElements.item("section"));
root.xmlElements.item("tag2").move(LocationOptions.AT_END, root.xmlElements.item("section"));
root.xmlElements.item("tag3").move(LocationOptions.AT_END, root.xmlElements.item("section"));
You want to be careful about the order you do things and when you grab references to the xml structure objects, since you're changing them as you go (i.e. root.xmlElements[3] might refer to tag3 when you start, but will be invalid once you start moving things into section).
If the xml structure in your InDesign document is the result of an xml import, you might consider transforming the xml as you import it. It's faster and more natural there.
Hope that helps,
Jeff

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