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# getfirstattr

Purpose
Get the first attribute of an element node.
Synopsis
`function getfirstattr(doc:xmldoc, n:integer):integer`
Arguments

doc | Document to use
n | Node number (must be an element)

Return value
The node number of the first attribute of the element node provided or -1 if there is no attribute.
Example
The following example displays all attributes of node e:

      declarations
        DB: xmldoc
        a,e: integer
      end-declarations

      a:=getfirstattr(DB,e)
      while(a>0) do
        writeln(getname(DB,a), "=", getvalue(DB,a))
        a:=getnext(DB,a)
      end-do

Further information
Attributes are represented by nodes of type XML_ATTR: all node-related routines can be applied to attribute nodes.
Related topics
getnext, getfirstchild, getlastchild, getparent
Module
mmxml
Parent Topic mmxml

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