Reference for Processing version 1.2. If you have a previous version, use the reference included with your software. If you see any errors or have suggestions, please let us know. If you prefer a more technical reference, visit the Processing Javadoc.
| Class | XMLElement |
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| Name | getChildren() |
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| 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" url="processing.org">Processing</site>
// <site id="1" url="mobile.processing.org">Processing Mobile</site>
// </websites<
XMLElement xml;
void setup() {
size(200, 200);
xml = new XMLElement(this, "sites.xml");
XMLElement[] kids = xml.getChildren();
for (int i=0; i < kids.length; i++) {
String site = kids[i].getContent();
println(site);
}
}void setup() {
// Download RSS feed of news stories from yahoo.com
String url = "http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/topstories";
XMLElement rss = new XMLElement(this, url);
// Get all elements
XMLElement[] links = rss.getChildren("channel/item/link");
for (int i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
println(links[i].getContent());
}
} |
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| Description | Returns all of the children as an XMLElement array. When the path parameter is specified, then it will return all children that match that path. The path is a series of elements and sub-elements, separated by slashes. | ||
| Syntax | xml.getChildren() xml.getChildren(path) |
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| Returns | XMLElement[] | ||
| Usage | Web & Application | ||
| Related | XMLElement_getChildCount() XMLElement_getChild() |
