XMLNamespace (Function)

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Functions for managing XML files

Using a tag associated with a namespace

XML functions and threads

See also

Constants for managing XML documents

Example for using the XML types

XML management: Use example

XML: Using files exceeding several gigabytes

XMLFindNamespaceByName

XMLFindNamespaceByURI

Using a tag associated with a namespace
XML functions and threads

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XMLNamespace (Function)

In french: XMLNamespace

Returns the prefix of the namespace associated with the current tag in an XML document.

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.

Versions 25 and later

This function is now available in browser code.

New in version 25

This function is now available in browser code.

Example

MyDoc is string
MyDoc = fLoadText("Example.xml")
XMLDocument("example", MyDoc)
IF ErrorOccurred = True THEN
Error("The file is not in XML format")
RETURN
END
// Position on the first tag in the file
IF XMLFirst() = True THEN
IF XMLNamespace() <> "" THEN
Info("The prefix used for the namespace is: " + XMLNamespace(), ...
"The corresponding URI is: " + XMLNamespaceURI())
ELSE
IF ErrorOccurred = True THEN
Info("The element read is not a tag")
ELSE
Info("The tag contains no namespace")
END
END
END
XMLClose()

Syntax

<Result> = XMLNamespace([<XML document>])

<Result>: : Character string

Prefix of namespace used for the current tag,
Empty string (""):
if the tag does not have a naming prefix.
if the XML document is not positioned on a tag. The ErrorOccurred variable is set to True.

<XML document>: : Optional character string (with quotes)

Name of XML document to use. This document contains the XML code and it was created by XMLDocument. If this parameter is not specified, XMLNamespace applies to the last XML document used in the current thread.

Remarks

Using a tag associated with a namespace

A tag associated with a namespace can be used by XMLData, XMLExtractString, ...
XMLNamespaceURI returns the namespace URI.

XML functions and threads

If your application uses threads, the XML document is shared between all these threads. See Managing threads for more details.

Business / UI classification : Business Logic

Component : wd260xml.dll