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getnode

Purpose
Get the first node returned by a path specification.
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
doc 
Document to use
n 
Base node number ( 0 when not provided)
p 
Path to the node ( "*" when not provided)
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
getnodes, getfirstchild
Module
mmxml

Parent Topic Procedures and functions

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