LabWindows/CVI

CVIXMLGetElementValue

CVIXMLStatus CVIXMLGetElementValue (CVIXMLElement element, char value[]);

Purpose

Gets the value of an element. An element can have multiple values, but this function gets the first value that it finds.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
element CVIXMLElement The element handle must be a valid CVIXMLElement.
Output
Name Type Description
value char [] On output, contains the element's value. Pass in a buffer large enough to hold the value.

Return Value

Name Type Description
status CVIXMLStatus Indicates whether the function was successful.

A zero indicates success.

You can call CVIXMLGetErrorString to obtain textual descriptions of error codes. Among the more commonly encountered errors are:

E_OUTOFMEMORY Out of memory.
E_INVALIDARG Invalid argument to a function.

Additional Information

Library: CVIXML

Include file: toolbox\cvixml.h

LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 7.0 and later

Examples

Refer to the following examples that use the CVIXMLGetElementValue function:

  • apps\xmlTree\xmlTree.cws

    Open example
  • toolbox\XMLSample.cws

    Open example

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