IsXmlElem

Description

Determines whether the function parameter is an XML document object element.

Returns

True, if the function argument is an XML document object element; False, otherwise.

Category

Decision functions, XML functions

Function syntax

IsXmlElem(value)

See also

IsXML, IsXmlAttribute, IsXmlDoc, IsXmlNode, IsXmlRoot, XmlGetNodeType, XmlValidate; Using XML and WDDX in the Developing ColdFusion Applications

History

ColdFusion MX: Added this function.

Parameters

Example

The following example tests whether an XML document object, the document root, and an element are elements:

<!--- Create an XML document object ---> 
<cfxml variable="xmlobject"> 
<order id="4323251"> 
    <customer firstname="Philip" lastname="Cramer" accountNum="21"/> 
    <items> 
        <item id="43"> 
            <quantity>1</quantity> 
            <unitprice>15.95</unitprice> 
        </item> 
    </items> 
</order> 
</cfxml> 
 
<!--- Test parts of the document object to see if they are elements ---> 
<cfoutput> 
    <h3>Are the following XML document object elements?</h3> 
    xmlobject: #IsXmlElem(xmlobject)#<br> 
    xmlobject.XMLRoot: #IsXmlElem(xmlobject.XMLRoot)#<br> 
    xmlobject.order.items: #IsXmlElem(xmlobject.order.items)#<br> 
</cfoutput>