documentElement Property
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4/8/2010
Contains the root element of the document.
Script Syntax
var objXMLDOMElement = oXMLDOMDocument.documentElement;
objXMLDOMDocument.documentElement = objXMLDOMElement;
Remarks
Script Parameters
None.
Script Return Value
Object. It returns IXMLDOMElement that represents the single element that represents the root of the XML document tree. It returns Null if no root exists.
C/C++ Syntax
HRESULT get_documentElement(
IXMLDOMElement** DOMElement
);
HRESULT putref_documentElement(
IXMLDOMElement* DOMElement
);
Remarks
C/C++ Parameters
- DOMElement
[out, retval][in] IXMLDOMElement object that represents the single element representing the root of the XML document tree. Returns Null if no root exists.
C/C++ Return Values
- S_OK
Value returned if successful.
- S_FALSE (for get_documentElement only)
Value returned if there is no document element.
- E_INVALIDARG (for get_documentElement only)
Value returned if DOMElement is Null.
Requirements
| Header | msxml2.h, msxml2.idl |
| Windows Embedded CE | Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later |
General Remarks
When setting the documentElement property, the specified element node is inserted into the child list of the document after any document type node. To precisely place the node within the children of the document, call IXMLDOMNode insertBefore Method.
The parentNode Property is reset to the document node as a result of this operation.
The property is read/write, and applies to the following objects and interfaces:
DOMDocument, IXMLDOMElement, and IXMLDOMNode.