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Class
XMLElement
Name
getFloatAttribute()
Examples
// The following short XML file called "sites.xml" is parsed
// in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" directory
// <?xml version="1.0"? >
// <websites>
// <site id="0" rank="3.14">Processing</site>
// <site id="1" rank="6.28">Processing Mobile</site>
// </websites>
XMLElement xml;
void setup() {
size(200, 200);
xml = new XMLElement(this, "sites.xml");
int numSites = xml.getChildCount();
for (int i = 0; i < numSites; i++) {
XMLElement kid = xml.getChild(i);
int id = kid.getIntAttribute("id");
float url = kid.getFloatAttribute("rank");
String site = kid.getContent();
println(id + " : " + url + " : " + site);
}
}
Description
Returns a float attribute of the element. If the default parameter is used and the attribute doesn't exist, the default value is returned. When using the version of the method without the default parameter, if the attribute doesn't exist, the value 0 is returned.
Syntax
xml.getFloatAttribute(name)
xml.getFloatAttribute(name, default)
Parameters
xml
any variable of type XMLElement
name
String: the name of the attribute
default
int: value returned if the attribute is not found
Returns
float
Usage
Web & Application
Updated on June 14, 2010 12:05:29pm EDT
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