User Guide

640 Chapter 14: Properties
The default value for this property is vector(1.0, 0.0, 0.0).
Example
This statement sets the attenuation property of the light named HouseLight to the vector
(.5, 0, 0), darkening it slightly.
member("3d world").light("HouseLight").attenuation = \
vector(.5, 0, 0)
See also
color (light)
attributeName
Usage
XMLnode.attributeName[ attributeNumber ]
Description
XML property; returns the name of the specified child node of a parsed XML document.
Example
Beginning with the following XML:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<e1>
<tagName attr1="val1" attr2="val2"/>
<e2>element 2</e2>
<e3>element 3</e3>
here is some text
</e1>
• This Lingo returns the name of the first attribute of the tag called tagName:
put gParserObject.child[1].child[1].attributeName[1]
-- "attr1"
See also
attributeValue
attributeValue
Usage
XMLnode.attributeValue[ attributeNameOrNumber ]
Description
XML property; returns the value of the specified child node of a parsed XML document.
Example
Beginning with the following XML:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<e1>
<tagName attr1="val1" attr2="val2"/>
<e2>element 2</e2>
<e3>element 3</e3>