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IsXmlRoot

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Description

Determines whether the function parameter is the root element of an XML document object.

Returns

True, if the function argument is the root object of an XML document object; False, otherwise.

Category

Decision functions, XML functions

Syntax

IsXmlRoot(value)

See also

IsXML, IsXmlAttribute, IsXmlDoc, IsXmlElem, IsXmlNode, XmlGetNodeType, XmlValidate; Using XML and WDDX in the Developing ColdFusion Applications

ColdFusion MX: Added this function.

Parameters

Parameter

Description

value

Name of an XML document object

Example

The following example tests whether an XML document object, its root element, and a child element are XML root elements:

<!--- Create an XML document object ---> 
<cfxml variable="xmlobject"> 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> 
<order id="4323251"> 
<customer firstname="Philip" lastname="Cramer" accountNum="21"/> 
<items> 
<item id="43"> 
<quantity>1</quantity> 
<unitprice>15.95</unitprice> 
</item> 
</items> 
</order> 
</cfxml> 

<!--- Test objects to see if they are XML root elements ---> 
<cfoutput> 
<h3>Are the following the XML Root?</h3> 
xmlobject: #IsXmlRoot(xmlobject)#<br> 
xmlobject.order: #IsXmlRoot(xmlobject.order)#<br> 
<!--- The order element id attribute ---> 
xmlobject.order.XmlAttributes.id: 
#IsXmlRoot(xmlobject.order.XmlAttributes.id)#<br> 
</cfoutput>

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