*xml_peek_attribute Function

Syntax

C *XML_PEEK_ATTRIBUTE(xmltext as c,attribute as c)

Arguments

xmltextCharacter: A string containing XML.
attributeCharacter: The attribute to check in the top-level element in the XML.

Returns

resultCharacter: Returns the value of the attribute. If the attribute doesn't exist, an empty string is returned.

Description

Peeks at an attribute in top xml element.

Example

dim xml as c =<<%xml%
<name city-name="boston" state-name="ma" age="27">
    Fred Smith
</name>
%xml%

? *xml_peek_attribute(xml,"state-name")
= "ma"

? *xml_peek_attribute(xml,"age")
= "27"

? *xml_peek_attribute(xml,"lastname")
= ""