Type (XmlDoc/XmlNode function)
Type of selected node (XmlDoc and XmlNode classes)
Type is a member of the XmlDoc and XmlNode classes.
This function gets the type of node of the head of the argument XPath result.
Syntax
%xmlNodeType = nr:Type[( [xpath])] Throws XPathError
Syntax terms
| %nodTypEnum | A declared enumeration object of type XmlNodeType to contain the returned value of Type. These values are listed in "Usage Notes," below. |
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| nr | An XmlDoc or XmlNode, used as the context node for the XPath expression. If an XmlDoc, the Root node is the context node. |
| XPath | A Unicode string that is an XPath expression that results in a nodelist. The head of the nodelist is the node to process. This is an optional argument whose default is a period (.), that is, the node referenced by the method object (nr). Prior to Sirius Mods version 7.6, this argument is an EBCDIC string. |
Usage notes
The Type function returns an XmlNodeType enumeration value, which may be one of the following. For more information about enumerations, see Enumerations.
- Attribute
- Comment
- Element
- PI (which stands for Processing Instruction)
- Root
- Text
Example
The following example displays the string value of the type of the node pointed to by %nod:
Print %nod:Type:ToString
Request-Cancellation Errors
- XPath is invalid.
- Result of (XPath) is empty.
- Insufficient free space exists in CCATEMP.
See Also
- For more information about using XPath expressions, see XPath.