xmlTypeDescription(LibxmlNode) -- the type description for an XML node

Synopsis

• Function: xmlTypeDescription

• Usage:

  xmlTypeDescription n

• Inputs:
  • n, an instance of the type LibxmlNode,
• Outputs:
  • a string, the description of the type of n

Description

i1 : xmlParse "<foo>the cat<bar/><!-- a comment--></foo>"

o1 = <foo>the cat<bar/><!-- a comment--></foo>

o1 : LibxmlNode (xmlTypeDescription)

i2 : getChildren oo

o2 = {"the cat"        }
     {<bar/>           }
     {<!-- a comment-->}

o2 : VerticalList

i3 : xmlTypeDescription \ oo

o3 = {text node   }
     {element node}
     {comment node}

o3 : VerticalList