nodeName Property
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4/8/2010
Contains the qualified name of the element, attribute, or entity reference, or a fixed string for other node types.
Script Syntax
strValue = oXMLDOMNode.nodeName;
Remarks
Script Parameters
None.
Script Return Value
String. Node name, which varies depending on the node type.
C/C++ Syntax
HRESULT get_nodeName(
BSTR* name
);
Remarks
C/C++ Parameters
- name
[out, retval] Node name, which varies depending on the node type.
C/C++ Return Values
- S_OK
Value returned if successful.
- E_INVALIDARG
Value returned if name is Null.
Requirements
| Header | msxml2.h, msxml2.idl |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later |
General Remarks
The property is read-only and always contains a non-empty string. The nodeName property contains the qualified name for the element, attribute, or entity reference. For example, it returns xxx:yyy for the element <xxx:yyy>.
The node name value varies, depending on the nodeType property.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
NODE_ATTRIBUTE |
Contains the name of the attribute. |
NODE_CDATA_SECTION |
Contains the literal string "#cdata-section". |
NODE_COMMENT |
Contains the literal string "#comment". |
NODE_DOCUMENT |
Contains the literal string "#document". |
NODE_DOCUMENT_TYPE |
Contains the name of the document type; for example, xxx in <!DOCTYPE xxx ...>. |
NODE_DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT |
Contains the literal string "#document-fragment". |
NODE_ELEMENT |
Contains the name of the XML tag, with any namespace prefix included if present. |
NODE_ENTITY |
Contains the name of the entity. |
NODE_ENTITY_REFERENCE |
Contains the name of the entity referenced. Note that the name does not include the leading ampersand or the trailing semicolon. The name includes the namespace if one is present. |
NODE_NOTATION |
Contains the name of the notation. |
NODE_PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION |
Contains the target; the first token following the <? characters. |
NODE_TEXT |
Contains the literal string "#text". |
This property applies to the following objects and interfaces:
IXMLDOMAttribute, IXMLDOMCDATASection, IXMLDOMCharacterData, IXMLDOMComment, DOMDocument, IXMLDOMDocumentFragment, IXMLDOMDocumentType, IXMLDOMElement, IXMLDOMEntity, IXMLDOMEntityReference, IXMLDOMNode, IXMLDOMNotation, IXMLDOMProcessingInstruction, IXMLDOMText, and IXTLRuntime.