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Name

getInt()

Class

XML

Description

Returns an attribute value of the element as an int. If the defaultValue parameter is specified and the attribute doesn't exist, then defaultValue is returned. If no defaultValue is specified and the attribute doesn't exist, the value 0 is returned.

Examples

// The following short XML file called "mammals.xml" is parsed 
// in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" folder.
//
// <?xml version="1.0"?>
// <mammals>
//   <animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal>
//   <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal>
//   <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal>
// </mammals>

XML xml;

void setup() {
  xml = loadXML("mammals.xml");
  XML firstChild = xml.getChild("animal");
  println(firstChild.getInt("id"));
}

// Sketch prints:
// 0

Syntax

.getInt(name)
.getInt(name, defaultValue)

Parameters

name(String)the non-null full name of the attribute
defaultValue(int)the default value of the attribute

Return

int

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