LabWindows/CVI

CVIXMLGetNumChildElements

CVIXMLStatus CVIXMLGetNumChildElements (CVIXMLElement element, int *numberChildren);

Purpose

Gets the number of children an element has. CVIXMLGetNumChildElements counts only elements—all other XML data is not counted.

Parameters

Input
Name Type Description
element CVIXMLElement The element handle must be a valid CVIXMLElement.
Output
Name Type Description
numberChildren int On output, contains the element's number of children.

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 CVIXMLGetNumChildElements function:

  • apps\xmlTree\xmlTree.cws

    Open example
  • toolbox\XMLSample.cws

    Open example

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