Microsoft XML 2.5 SDK

IXMLDOMNamedNodeMap::getNamedItem Method

Retrieves the attribute with the specified name.

Visual Basic Syntax

Set objXMLDOMNode = oXMLDOMNamedNodeMap.getNamedItem(name)

C/C++ Syntax

HRESULT getNamedItem(

    BSTR name,

    IXMLDOMNode **namedItem);

Parameters

name

[in]
Name of the attribute.

namedItem

[out]
IXMLDOMNode object for the specified attribute. Returns NULL if the attribute node is not in this collection.

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK

Value returned if successful.

S_FALSE

Value when returning null.

E_INVALIDARG

Value returned if namedItem is null.

C/C++ Example

IXMLDOMNode *pIXMLDOMNode = NULL;
IXMLDOMNamedNodeMap *pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap = NULL;
BSTR bstrAttributeName = ::SysAllocString(_T("dateModified"));
IXMLDOMElement *pIXMLDOMElement = NULL;
IXMLDOMDocument *pIXMLDOMDocument = NULL;
VARIANT varValue;

try
{
   // create an instance of DOMDocument and initialize pIXMLDOMDocument
   // load/create an XML fragment
   hr = pIXMLDOMDocument->get_documentElement(&pIXMLDOMElement);
   SUCCEEDED(hr) ? 0 : throw hr;

   if(pIXMLDOMElement)
   {
      hr = pIXMLDOMElement->get_attributes(&pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap);
      if(SUCCEEDED(hr) && pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap)
      {
hr = pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap->getNamedItem(bstrAttributeName, &pIXMLDOMNode);
         if(SUCCEEDED(hr) && pIXMLDOMNode)
         {
            pIXMLDOMNode->get_nodeValue(&varValue);
            ::MessageBox(NULL, _bstr_t(varValue), _T("Item Value"), MB_OK);
            pIXMLDOMNode->Release();
            pIXMLDOMNode = NULL;
         }
         pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap->Release();
         pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap = NULL;
      }
      pIXMLDOMElement->Release();
      pIXMLDOMElement = NULL;
   }
   ::SysFreeString(bstrAttributeName);
   bstrAttributeName = NULL;
}
catch(...)
{
   if(bstrAttributeName)
      ::SysFreeString(bstrAttributeName);
   if(pIXMLDOMElement)
      pIXMLDOMElement->Release();
   if(pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap)
      pIXMLDOMNamedNodeMap->Release();
   if(pIXMLDOMNode)
      pIXMLDOMNode->Release();
   DisplayErrorToUser();
}
// Release pIXMLDOMDocument when done with it.