Description

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

Returns

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

Category

Decision functions, XML functions

Function syntax

IsXmlElem(value)

See also

IsXML, IsXmlAttribute, IsXmlDoc, IsXmlNode, IsXmlRoot, XmlGetNodeType, XmlValidate; "Using XML and WDDX" in the ColdFusion Developer's Guide

History

ColdFusion MX: Added this function.

Parameters

Example

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

<!--- Create an XML document object --->
<cfxml variable="xmlobject">
<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 parts of the document object to see if they are elements --->
<cfoutput>
    <h3>Are the following XML document object elements?</h3>
    xmlobject: #IsXmlElem(xmlobject)#<br>
    xmlobject.XMLRoot: #IsXmlElem(xmlobject.XMLRoot)#<br>
    xmlobject.order.items: #IsXmlElem(xmlobject.order.items)#<br>
</cfoutput>