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NORMALIZE( ) method

Normalizes TEXT and ATTRIBUTE nodes in the full depth of the sub-tree under this XML node.

Return type: LOGICAL

Applies to: X-noderef object handle

Syntax

NORMALIZE ( )

The NORMALIZE( ) method normalizes TEXT nodes by removing empty TEXT nodes and merging adjacent TEXT nodes. Thus, only structure node types (such as ELEMENT, CDATA-SECTION, and so on) separate TEXT nodes. The NORMALIZE( ) method also normalizes white space in ATTRIBUTE nodes according to the rules defined by the XML specification.