MIXmlNodeGetAttributeValue() function - MapBasic - 2023

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MapInfo MapBasic Reference
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Purpose

Retrieves the text associated with the specified name.

Syntax

MIXmlNodeGetAttributeValue( ByVal hXMLNode As MIXmlNode, 
	ByVal strAttributeName As String, pValue As String, 
	ByVal nLen As Integer ) As SmallInt

hXMLNode is the MIXmlNode object handle.

strAttributeName is a string specifying the name of the attribute.

pValue is a reference to a string that receives the node value of the specified attribute.

nLen is the size of the buffer referenced by pValue.

Return Value

Nonzero if successful; otherwise 0.

Description

MIXmlNodeGetAttributeValue() first finds out if there is a valid MIXmlNamedNodeMap object with the given node, hXMLNode. As it is stated in MIXmlGetAttributeList() function, this object only contains the nodes which can return attributes (Element, Entity, and Notation nodes). When there is a valid MIXmlNamedNodeMap object and the specified name is found in the object, its node value will fill in pValue.