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Handle Attributes and Methods Reference : GET-CHILD( ) method
 

GET-CHILD( ) method

Retrieves a specific child node of the current node. The first parameter must be a valid X-noderef handle and will refer to the specified child XML node if the method succeeds.
Return type: LOGICAL
Applies to: X-document object handle, X-noderef object handle

Syntax

GET-CHILD ( x-node-handle , index )
x-node-handle
A valid X-noderef handle to use as the child XML node.
index
An integer representing the relative number in the node-tree (1 based).
The following code fragment demonstrates getting all the child nodes from the XML node referenced by hNoderef using the GET-CHILD( ) method:
. . .
REPEAT jx = 1 TO hNoderef:NUM-CHILDREN:
ok = hNoderef:GET-CHILD(hNoderefChild, jx).
IF NOT ok THEN LEAVE.
. . .
END.