xmlsh - XML Shell: Function getAttribute

Function getAttribute

This function is part of the StAX support.

Name

getAttribute returns the value of a named attribute in a START_ELEMENT event.

getAttribute returns the string value of an attribute.
The $event argument must be a START_ELEMENT event returned from nextEvent.
The name argument is the name of attribute, it can be a string or a QName.
Strings are interpreted as either a no-namespace local name, or in ClarkNotation.

To use the StAX functions you need to import them into either the global namespace or a local namespace.
Its recommended that you use a local namespace so that there is less chance of name collisions.

Example: process every START_EVENT for element named "element" and print the attribute value for "attr"

Given an xml file "file.xml"

<file>

 <element attr="attr1"/>

 <element attr="attr2">String</element>

</file>

import commands stax=stax
reader=stax:newEventReader( file.xml )
while [ stax:hasNext( $reader START_ELEMENT element ) ] ; do
	event=stax:nextEvent( $reader ) ;
	attr=stax:getAttribute( $event  attr )
	echo $attr
done

stax:closeReader $reader

Result

attr1
attr2

Commands
StAX Functions
newEventReader
nextEvent
Java Objects

xmlsh - XML Shell : FunctionStAXgetAttribute

Function getAttribute

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