XMLParentName (Function)

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XMLParentName (Function)

In french: XMLNomParent

Returns the name of parent tag for the current element (tag or attribute). To select an element, use the functions for XML search and browse (XMLFirst, XMLLast, XMLChild, ...).

Versions 15 and later

This function is now available for Android applications.

New in version 15

This function is now available for Android applications.

Versions 17 and later

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

New in version 17

This function is now available for iPhone/iPad applications.

Versions 18 and later

This function is now available in Android widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

New in version 18

This function is now available in Android widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

This function is now available in Android widget mode.

This function is now available in Windows Store apps mode.

Versions 21 and later

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

New in version 21

This function is now available in Universal Windows 10 App mode.

Example

TagName is string
TagName = XMLParentName("XMLDoc")

// Positioned on a tag?
IF TagName = "" THEN
Error(ErrorInfo())
ELSE
Info("The name of parent tag is: " + TagName)
END

// Other possibility

// Positioned on a tag?
IF ErrorOccurred = True THEN
Error(ErrorInfo())
ELSE
Info("The name of parent tag is: " + TagName)
END

Syntax

<Result> = XMLParentName(<XML document>)

<Result>: Character string

Name of parent element.
Empty string ("") if there is no current element. In this case, the ErrorOccurred variable is set to True. To get more details on the error, use ErrorInfo.

<XML document>: Character string

Name of the XML document used. This document contains the XML code to study and it was created by XMLDocument.

Remarks

Identifying the current element

The type of current element is returned by XMLElementType.
The value of current element is returned by XMLData.
The name of current element is returned by XMLElementName.

XML functions and threads

If your application uses threads, the XML document is shared between all these threads. For more details on threads, see Managing threads.

Component: wd270xml.dll