Updating xml with jdom

Question

I create a blank xml file when my user selects new:
and I create a list of the elements
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Root>
   <START/>
   <END/>
</Root>User creates a new element, i insert the new element between start and end. It's there in the list, I confirmed that, but when I try to setContent on the root element(Root), I end with nothing in my xml file and my system print out.
My xml file should lke tis afterwards:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Root>
   <START/>
   <element_one/>
   <END/>
</Root>
        Element root = doc.getRootElement();
        /* create a new element */
        Element element = createNewElement();// returns new element
        elements.add((elements.size()-1),element);
        System.out.println(elements);// prints out "[start] [element_one] [end]"
        root.setContent(elements);
        System.out.println("after "+root.getContent());// prints out []So why is my content coming up blank?
Thanks

Answer 1

Try cloning the element and adding that to the root.