IXMLDOMNode::get_specified Method

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Indicates whether the node (usually an attribute) is explicitly specified or derived from a default value in the DTD or schema.

Visual Basic Syntax

boolValue = oXMLDOMNode.specified

C/C++ Syntax

HRESULT get_specified(
    VARIANT_BOOL *isSpecified);

Parameters

isSpecified

[out] True if the attribute is explicitly specified in the element. Returns false if the attribute value comes from the document type definition (DTD) or schema.

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK

Value returned if successful.

E_INVALIDARG

Value returned if isSpecified is null.

Remarks

This value depends on the value of the nodeType property.

NODE_ATTRIBUTE	Returns true if the attribute was specified directly on the element. Returns false for default attributes.
NODE_CDATA_SECTION, NODE_COMMENT, NODE_DOCUMENT, NODE_DOCUMENT_FRAGMENT, NODE_DOCUMENT_TYPE, NODE_ELEMENT, NODE_ENTITY, NODE_ENTITY_REFERENCE, NODE_NOTATION, NODE_PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION, NODE_TEXT	Returns true.