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Class | XML
Name | ### getFloatContent()
Examples |
    // The following short XML file called "positions.xml" is parsed
    // in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" folder.
    //
    // <?xml version="1.0"?>
    // <positions>
    //   <position id="0">128.111</position>
    //   <position id="1">256.222</position>
    //   <position id="2">512.333</position>
    // </positions>

    XML xml;

    void setup() {
      xml = loadXML("positions.xml");
      XML firstChild = xml.getChild("position");
      println(firstChild.getFloatContent());
    }

    // Sketch prints:
    // 128.111
Description | Returns the content of an element as a float. If there is no such content, either null or the provided default value is returned.
Syntax |
    .getFloatContent()
    .getFloatContent(defaultValue)
Parameters |
defaultValue | float: the default value of the attribute
Returns | float
Related | getContent() getIntContent()

Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:10am EST
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