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Class

XML

Name

getFloat()
Examples
// The following short XML file called "mammals.xml" is parsed 
// in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" folder.
//
// <?xml version="1.0"?>
// <mammals>
//   <animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal>
//   <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal>
//   <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal>
// </mammals>

XML xml;

void setup() {
  xml = loadXML("mammals.xml");
  XML firstChild = xml.getChild("animal");
  println(firstChild.getFloat("id"));
}

// Sketch prints:
// 0.0
Description Returns an attribute value of the element as a float. If the defaultValue parameter is specified and the attribute doesn't exist, then defaultValue is returned. If no defaultValue is specified and the attribute doesn't exist, the value 0.0 is returned.
Syntax
.getFloat(name)
.getFloat(name, defaultValue)
Parameters
name String: the non-null full name of the attribute.
defaultValue float: the default value of the attribute.
Returnsfloat
Updated on May 19, 2014 05:30:04pm PDT

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