NoEmptyElement (XmlNode property)

Suppress/produce empty tag when serializing this Element, if childless (XmlNode class)

NoEmptyElement indicates whether or not to serialize the method object XmlNode with a separate start tag and end tag instead of with a single empty-element tag if the node is childless. A Boolean value of True serializes with a separate start tag and end tag (for example, <address></address> versus <address/>). The default value, False, serializes childless nodes in the usual way, that is, with an empty-element tag.

NoEmptyElement may be specified for any Element node.

Syntax

%currentBoolean = nod:NoEmptyElement nod:NoEmptyElement = newBoolean

Syntax terms

%currentBoolean	The Boolean enumeration value of nod's NoEmptyElement property. For more information about these enumerations, see "Using Boolean Enumerations".
nod	An XmlNode object expression.
newBoolean	The Boolean value to assign to doc's NoEmptyElement property.

Usage notes

• NoEmptyElement can be useful if you are using the "Janus SOAP User Language Interface" to generate XHTML. Tests show that some browsers work correctly for certain childless elements only if they have an empty element tag, and for other childless elements they work correctly only if there are separate start and end tags. Because of this inconsistency, you cannot obtain a "blanket" suppression of empty element tags via using the NoEmptyElt option of the serialization methods (for example, see the "Serial method: syntax terms").
• NoEmptyElement is available in "Sirius Mods" Version 7.6 and later.

Examples

1. The node in the following fragment is serialized with a start and end tag:

   %texta = %form:addElement('textArea') %texta:noEmptyElement = True %texta:addAttribute('name', 'foo') %texta:addAttribute('rows', '15') %texta:addAttribute('cols', '40') %texta:print

   The result is:

   <textArea name="foo" rows="15" cols="40"></textArea>

Request-Cancellation Errors (for set method)

• %bool is an invalid value.

See also

XmlDoc class XmlNode class XmlNodelist class	List of XmlDoc methods List of XmlNode methods List of XmlNodelist methods List of XmlDoc API methods	XmlDoc methods syntax XmlNode methods syntax XmlNodelist methods syntax
Notation conventions for methods