User Guide

XmlChildPos 739
XmlChildPos
Description
Gets the position of a child element within an XML document object.
Returns
The position, in an XmlChildren array, of the Nth child that has the specified name.
Category
Extensibility functions, XML functions
Function syntax
XmlChildPos(elem, childName, N)
See also
cfxml, IsXmlDoc, XmlChildPos, XmlFormat, XmlNew, XmlParse, XmlSearch,
XmlTransform
History
ColdFusion MX: Added this function.
Parameters
Usage
The returned index can be used in the ArrayInsertAt and ArrayDeleteAt functions.
Example
This example searches the XML document object mydoc.employee.XmlChildren for the
mydoc.employee.name[2] element:
XmlChildPos(mydoc.employee, "name", 2)
Parameter Description
elem XML element within which to search
childName XML child element for which to search
N Index of XMLchild element for which to search