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Class

XML

Name

getString()
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.getString("species"));
}

// Sketch prints:
// Capra hircus
Description Returns an attribute value of the element as a String. 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, null is returned.
Syntax
.getString(name)
.getString(name, defaultValue)
ReturnsString
Updated on January 1, 2021 03:38:10am EST

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