Reference for Processing (BETA) version 0135+. If you have a previous version, use the reference included with your software. If you see any errors or have any comments, let us know.

Class

XMLElement

Name

getFloatAttribute()

Examples
import processing.xml.*;

// 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
Usage Web & Application
Updated on February 09, 2008 04:38:52pm PST

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