XML.GetElementNames

OverviewExamples

table XML.GetElementNames (

string XMLPath,

boolean FullPaths = false,

boolean IncludeIndices = false )

Description

Returns a numerically indexed table containing the names of all child elements contained within a specific element.

Note: For more information on the XML actions, see the XML Actions Concepts topic.

Parameters

XMLPath

(string) The full path to the element whose child elements you want to find.

FullPaths

(boolean) Whether to return the full paths of the child elements, or just the element names:

VALUE	DESCRIPTION
true	Return the full paths of the child elements.
false	Return just the element names. (Default)

IncludeIndices

(boolean) Whether to append the delimiter and index (e.g. ":3") to each element name.

VALUE	DESCRIPTION
true	Append the delimiter to each element name.
false	Don't append the delimiter. (Default)

Returns

(table) A numerically indexed table containing the names of all child elements contained within the specified element. If there are no child elements or an error occurs, nil is returned. You can use Application.GetLastError to determine whether this action failed, and why.

ResultVariable

When adding an action with the action editor, you can use this field to specify a variable that the return value will be stored in.