Reference getNum()

getNum()

Return an attribute's value as a Number.

The first parameter, name, is a string with the name of the attribute being checked. For example, calling myXML.getNum('id') returns the element's id attribute as a number.

The second parameter, defaultValue, is optional. If a number is passed, as in myXML.getNum('id', -1), it will be returned if the attribute doesn't exist or can't be converted to a number.

Note: Use myXML.getString() or myXML.getNum() to return an attribute's value.

Examples

Syntax

getNum(name, [defaultValue])

Parameters

name
String:

name of the attribute to be checked.

defaultValue
Number:

value to return if the attribute doesn't exist.

Returns

Number: attribute value as a number.
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