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Class

XML

Name

getChild()
Examples
// The following short XML file called "mammals.xml" is parsed 
// in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" folder.
//
// <?xml version="1.0"?>
// <mammals>
//   <animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal>
//   <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal>
//   <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal>
// </mammals>

XML xml;

void setup() {
  xml = loadXML("mammals.xml");
  XML firstChild = xml.getChild("animal");
  println(firstChild.getContent());
}

// Sketch prints:
// Goat
Description Returns the first of the element's children that matches the name parameter. The name or path is a series of elements and sub-elements, separated by slashes.
Syntax
.getChild(index)
.getChild(name)
Parameters
name String: element name or path/to/element
ReturnsXML
Updated on January 21, 2019 10:05:14am EST

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