IsXmlElem

Description

Determines whether the function parameter is an XML document object element.

Returns

True, if the function argument is an XML document object element; False, otherwise.

Function syntax

IsXmlElem(value)

History

ColdFusion MX: Added this function.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
value	Name of an XML document object element

Example

The following example tests whether an XML document object, the document root, and an element are elements:

<!--- Create an XML document object --->
<cfxml variable="xmlobject">
<order id="4323251">
   <customer firstname="Philip" lastname="Cramer" accountNum="21"/>
   <items>
      <item id="43">
         <quantity>1</quantity>
         <unitprice>15.95</unitprice>
      </item>
   </items>
</order>
</cfxml>

<!--- Test parts of the document object to see if they are elements --->
<cfoutput>
   <h3>Are the following XML document object elements?</h3>
   xmlobject: #IsXmlElem(xmlobject)#<br>
   xmlobject.XMLRoot: #IsXmlElem(xmlobject.XMLRoot)#<br>
   xmlobject.order.items: #IsXmlElem(xmlobject.order.items)#<br>
</cfoutput>

Version 7

Comments

sdwebguy99 said on Sep 13, 2005 at 4:00 PM :

Note that using this function to test the existance of a node will fail.

#IsXMLElem(xmlobject.order.items.item.title)# does not return false. It errors out.

kim il sung said on May 27, 2008 at 3:46 AM :

error at doc. this one works just fine:
<cfif IsXmlElem("OrdersDoc.orders.order[i].phone")>
phone found
<cfelse>
phone not found
</cfif>

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