# - - - B i r d F o r m . w r i t e M u l t i
def writeMulti(self, formNode):
"""Generate XML for multiple sightings.
[ formNode is an et.Element ->
formNode := formNode + (loc-group and sighting-notes
from self) + (rnc.FLOC_N children made from
self's sightings ]
"""
For the logic that adds the loc-group and
sighting-notes content,
see LocGroup-writeNode and
SightNotes-writeNode.
#-- 1 --
# [ if self.locGroup ->
# formNode +:= self.locGroup as XML
# else -> I ]
if self.locGroup:
self.locGroup.writeNode(formNode)
#-- 2 --
# [ if self.sightNotes ->
# formNode +:= self.sightNotes as XML
# else -> I ]
if self.sightNotes:
self.sightNotes.writeNode(formNode)
Translate each child Sighting instance
into XML; see Sighting-writeNode.
#-- 3 --
# [ formNode +:= rnc.FLOC_N children made from self's
# sightings ]
for sighting in self.genSightings():
sighting.writeNode(formNode)