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getChildData(xmlID)

The getChildData(xmlID) method returns the string value of the current child position element. It returns an empty string if:

  • There is no data.

Or:

  • There is no child position.

Or:

  • The child position element contains descendants.

For example, considering the following XML document and the related current positions:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<DOMAINTREE>
    <DOMAIN NAME="1" LABEL="one">                           <-- Parent position
        <DOMAIN NAME="1.1" LABEL="one.one">                 <-- Main position
            <DOMAIN NAME="1.1.1" DATA LABEL="one.one.one"/> <-- Child position
            <DOMAIN NAME="1.1.2" LABEL="one.one.two"/>
        </DOMAIN>
    </DOMAIN>
    <DOMAIN NAME="2" LABEL="two"/>
    <DOMAIN NAME="3" LABEL="three"/>
</DOMAINTREE>

The instruction:

var childData = XML.getChildData(xmlID);

returns DATA in the childData variable.

The syntax is:

XML.getChildData(xmlID)

where xmlID is the ID of the XML document.