returns "test"
--- In [email protected], "Tracy Spratt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Duh, sorry, I forgot your original question. > > > > What does that expression, "xml.ns::a" return? > > > > Tracy > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of hannes.stockner > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [flexcoders] Re: How use hasOwnProperty() in combination with > namespace > > > > The problem is that I also need to use the namespace to get the content: > > xml.ns::a > > and in combination with the namespace I'm not able to detect if a > specific parameter is available > > thank you > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > , "Tracy Spratt" <tspratt@> wrote: > > > > E4x expressions all return a valid XMLList object. > > > > So xml.a, if it exists will have a non-zero length() (I can never > > remember which length is a method and which is a property, so verify > > that). > > > > If it does not exist, then xml.a.length() == 0. > > > > Relatedly, the syntax [EMAIL PROTECTED] will error if attrName is not an > > attribute for all nodes being parsed. The expression > > xml.attribute("attrName") will not error if the attribute is missing, > > since it returns an XMLList. Treating that XMLList as text, it appears > > as an empty string. Not quite sure how that works. > > > > Tracy > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > ] On > > Behalf Of Tom Chiverton > > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 6:12 AM > > To: [email protected] <mailto:flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] Re: How use hasOwnProperty() in combination > > with namespace > > > > On Thursday 29 Nov 2007, hannes.stockner wrote: > > > Would you be so kind as to explain me the solution by my example. > > > > Firstly, bookmark > http://www.linkwerk.com/pub/javascript/e4x/e4x-tester/ > <http://www.linkwerk.com/pub/javascript/e4x/e4x-tester/> > > as it > > lets you play with E4X expressions easily. > > > > > I want to check if the property <a> exists. > > > > Ignoring the namespace, the expression you want is just "xml.a" - > either > > > > you'll get back the node, or nothing. > > > > -- > > Tom Chiverton > > Helping to dynamically entrench ubiquitous designs > > on: http://thefalken.livejournal.com > <http://thefalken.livejournal.com> > > > > **************************************************** > > > > This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. > > > > Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in > England > > and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office > > address is at St James's Court Brown Street Manchester M2 2JF. A list > > of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any > > reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of > > Halliwells LLP. Regulated by The Solicitors Regulation Authority. > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY > > > > This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above > and > > may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the > addressee > > you must not read it and must not use any information contained in nor > > copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the > addressee > > of its existence or contents. If you have received this email in error > > please delete it and notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 > > 2500. > > > > For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. > > > > > > -- > > Flexcoders Mailing List > > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt> > > Search Archives: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com > <http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com> > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
