XML DOM » CharacterData » substringData
- Syntax:
- characterData.substringData(offset, count)
- offset
- The index of the first character of the substring that will be returned.
- count
- The number of characters starting from offset to be returned.
This method returns a substring consisting of the specified range of characters.
The substringData method returns a substring of this string consisting of the specified range of characters. If the range goes beyond the last character in the string, only those characters up to and including the last are copied.
Examples
Code:
XML:
<currencies>
<currency>CHF Swiss Francs</currency>
<currency>DEM German Deutsche Marks</currency>
<currency>GBP United Kingdom Pounds</currency>
<currency>JPY Japanese Yen</currency>
<currency>USD United States Dollars</currency>
</currencies>
VBScript:
Set objXMLDoc = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLDOM")
objXMLDoc.async = False
objXMLDoc.load("currencies.xml")
Set Elem = objXMLDoc.documentElement.lastChild
Set Text = Elem.firstChild
Substr = Text.substringData(4, 30)
document.write(Substr)Output:
United States DollarsExplanation:
In this example, the 'currencies.xml' file is loaded and a substring created from the text of the last 'currency' element. The substring starts with the fifth and ends with the last character of the string (the 'count' parameter is slightly generous and goes beyond the end of the string). The substring is then displayed.
Language(s): VBScript XML
