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Class

XML

Name

getInt()
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.getInt("id"));
}

// Sketch prints:
// 0
Description Returns an attribute value of the element as an int. If the defaultValue parameter is specified and the attribute doesn't exist, then defaultValue is returned. If no defaultValue is specified and the attribute doesn't exist, the value 0 is returned.
Syntax
.getInt(name)
.getInt(name, defaultValue)
Parameters
name String: the non-null full name of the attribute
defaultValue int: the default value of the attribute
Returnsint
Updated on January 21, 2019 10:05:14am EST

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