getnode
getnode |
Purpose
Synopsis
function getnode(doc:xmldoc, n:integer, p:string|text):integer
function getnode(doc:xmldoc, n:integer):integer
function getnode(doc:xmldoc, p:string):integer
Arguments
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doc
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Document to use
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n
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Base node number (
0 when not provided)
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p
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Path to the node (
"*" when not provided)
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Return value
The node number of the first node selected by the path
p;
-1 if no node can be found.
Example
The following example shows different forms of the
getnode function.
declarations
DB: xmldoc
Root, EMEA: integer
end-declarations
! Get the first element that is not a comment or a processing instruction
Root:= getnode(DB,"*") ! Same as: getnode(DB,0,"*")
! Get the 'region' node with id=EMEA
EMEA:= getnode(DB, "personnelList/region[@id='EMEA']")
! Check for employee record (node) for 'Sam' under 'EMEA'
if getnode(DB, EMEA, "employee/name[string()='Sam']/..")<0 then
writeln("No employee called 'Sam' in EMEA")
end-if
Further information
1. Refer to section
Paths in a document for a detailed description of the syntax and semantic of XML paths.
2. This function is the same as
getfirstchild when used without path specification.
Related topics
Module