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dreamweaver.getExtDataValue()
Availability
Dreamweaver UltraDev 4.
Description
This function retrieves the field values from an EDML file for the specified nodes.
Arguments
qualifier(s)
■ The qualifier(s) argument is a variable-length list (depending on the level of
information you need) of comma-separated node qualifiers that includes group or
participant name, subblock (if any), and field name.
Returns
Dreamweaver expects a field value. If a value is not specified, Dreamweaver uses the default
value.
Example
The following example retrieves the location attribute value for the insertText tag of the
recordset_main participant:
dw.getExtDataValue("recordset_main", "insertText", "location");
dreamweaver.getExtDataArray()
Availability
Dreamweaver UltraDev 4.
Description
This function retrieves an array of values from an EDML file for the specified nodes.
Arguments
qualifier(s)
■ The qualifier(s) argument is a variable-length list of comma-separated node qualifiers,
including group or participant name, subblock (if any), and field name.
Returns
Dreamweaver expects an array of child-node names.
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