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XMLComment

public class
system.xml.XMLComment

Inheritance
XMLNode > Object

Description

An XML Comment.

API overview

Constructor

XMLComment ()

Functions

Public functions

Constructor

XMLComment ()

Functions

deleteChild ( node: XMLNode ): Void
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Delete a child belonging to the XMLNode.

Parameters

node: XMLNode The XMLNode to delete.


deleteChildren (): Void
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Delete all the children of the XMLNode.



firstChild (): XMLNode
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Gets the first child XMLNode.


Returns

XMLNode The first child XMLNode or null if none exist.

firstChildElement ( name: String = null ): XMLElement
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Get the first child XMLElement, or optionally the first child element with the specified name.

Parameters

name: String = null Optional name for finding the first child element by name.

Returns

XMLElement First child XMLElement or null if none exist or if name does not match any child XMLElements.

getDocument (): XMLDocument
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Gets the XMLDocument that owns the XMLNode.


Returns

XMLDocument The owning XMLDocument.

getFullTypeName (): String
Inherited from Object

native

Gets the fully qualified type name of the Object. The fully qualified type name includes the package of the type.


Returns

String fully qualified type name of the Object.

getParent (): XMLNode
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Gets the parent of this node in the DOM.


Returns

XMLNode The parent of this XMLNode or null if the XMLNode has no parent.

getType (): Type
Inherited from Object

native

Gets the Type that describes the Object.


Returns

Type The Type that describes the object.

getTypeName (): String
Inherited from Object

native

Gets the type name of the Object.


Returns

String type name of the Object.

getValue (): String
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Gets the value of the XMLNode. The meaning of 'value' changes based on the type.

Document:   empty
Element:    name of the element
Comment:    the comment text
Unknown:    the tag contents
Text:       the text string


Returns

String The value of the XMLNode.

insertAfterChild ( afterThis: XMLNode , addThis: XMLNode ): XMLNode
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Add an XMLNode after the specified child node.

Parameters

afterThis: XMLNode The relative XMLNode.
addThis: XMLNode The XMLNode to add.

Returns

XMLNode The added XMLNode.

insertEndChild ( addThis: XMLNode ): XMLNode
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Add a child XMLNode as the last (right) child.

Parameters

addThis: XMLNode The XMLNode to add.

Returns

XMLNode The added XMLNode.

insertFirstChild ( addThis: XMLNode ): XMLNode
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Add a child node as the first (left) child.

Parameters

addThis: XMLNode The XMLNode to add.

Returns

XMLNode The added XMLNode.

lastChild (): XMLNode
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Gets the last child XMLNode.


Returns

XMLNode The last child XMLNode or null if none exist.

lastChildElement ( name: String = null ): XMLElement
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Gets the last child XMLElement, or optionally the last child element with the specified name.

Parameters

name: String = null Optional name for finding the last child element by name.

Returns

XMLElement First child XMLElement or null if none exist or if name does not match any child XMLElements.

linkEndChild ( addThis: XMLNode ): XMLNode
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Parameters

addThis: XMLNode


nextSibling (): XMLNode
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Gets the next (right) sibling XMLNode of this node.


Returns

XMLNode Next sibling XMLNode or null if none exist.

nextSiblingElement ( name: String = null ): XMLElement
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Gets the next (right) sibling XMLElement of this node.

Parameters

name: String = null Optional name for finding the next sibling element by name.

Returns

XMLElement Next sibling XMLNode or null if none exist.

noChildren (): Boolean
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Returns true if this node has no children.



previousSibling (): XMLNode
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Gets the previous (left) sibling XMLNode of this node.


Returns

XMLNode Previous sibling XMLNode or null if none exist.

previousSiblingElement ( name: String = null ): XMLElement
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Get the previous (left) sibling XMLElement of this node.

Parameters

name: String = null Optional name for finding the previous sibling element by name.

Returns

XMLElement Previous sibling XMLNode or null if none exist.

setValue ( v: String , staticMem: Boolean = false ): Void
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Sets the value of the XMLNode.

See also:
getValue

Parameters

v: String The value to set.
staticMem: Boolean = false


shallowClone ( doc: XMLDocument ): XMLNode
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Make a copy of this XMLNode, but not its children. You may pass in a Document pointer that will be the owner of the new Node. If the 'document' is null, then the node returned will be allocated from the current Document. (this.getDocument())

@note If called on an XMLDocument, this will return null.

Parameters

doc: XMLDocument The owner of the new XMLNode.

Returns

XMLNode Shallow copy of the XMLNode or null if called on a XMLDocument.

shallowEqual ( compare: XMLNode ): Boolean
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Test if 2 XMLNode%s are the same, but don't test children. The 2 nodes do not need to be in the same XMLDocument.

@note If called on an XMLDocument, this will return false.

Parameters

compare: XMLNode The XMLNode to compare to.

Returns

Boolean Whether or not the XMLNode%s are shallow equals.

toComment (): XMLComment
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Safely cast to an XMLComment.


Returns

XMLComment The casted XMLComment or null if the cast was unsuccessful.

toDeclaration (): XMLDeclaration
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Safely cast to an XMLDeclaration.


Returns

XMLDeclaration The casted XMLDeclaration or null if the cast was unsuccessful.

toDocument (): XMLDocument
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Safely cast to an XMLDocument.


Returns

XMLDocument The casted XMLDocument or null if the cast was unsuccessful.

toElement (): XMLElement
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Safely cast to an XMLElement.


Returns

XMLElement The casted XMLElement or null if the cast was unsuccessful.

toString (): String
Inherited from Object

native

Returns a String that describes the Object. This can be overriden to provide extra details when printing objects using trace().


Returns

String String that described the Object.

toText (): XMLText
Inherited from XMLNode

native

Safely cast to an XMLText.


Returns

XMLText The casted XMLText or null if the cast was unsuccessful.

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