WsReadToStartElement function (webservices.h)

Advances the reader to the next start element skipping whitespace and comments if necessary. Optionally, it may also verify the localName and namespace of the element.

Syntax

HRESULT WsReadToStartElement(
  [in]           WS_XML_READER       *reader,
  [in, optional] const WS_XML_STRING *localName,
  [in, optional] const WS_XML_STRING *ns,
                 BOOL                *found,
  [in, optional] WS_ERROR            *error
);

Parameters

[in] reader

The reader which is to read to the start element.

[in, optional] localName

The localName name that the element should be. If NULL, any localName is permitted.

[in, optional] ns

The namespace that the element should be. If NULL, any namespace is permitted.

found

If specified then this will indicate whether an element is found and the localName and namespace, if also specified, match. If not specified, and an element is not found or the localName and namespace don't match, then it will return WS_E_INVALID_FORMAT. (See Windows Web Services Return Values.)

[in, optional] error

Specifies where additional error information should be stored if the function fails.

Return value

This function can return one of these values.

Return code	Description
WS_E_INVALID_FORMAT	The input data was not in the expected format or did not have the expected value.
WS_E_QUOTA_EXCEEDED	A quota was exceeded.

Remarks

Consider the following XML:

<!-- A purchase order -->
        <PurchaseOrder xmlns='http://tempuri.org'>
            <Item>
                Pencil
            </Item>
        </PurchaseOrder>

The following examples illustrates the behaviors of WsReadToStartElement when the reader is positioned in various places in the document.

WS_XML_STRING purchaseOrder = WS_XML_STRING_VALUE("PurchaseOrder");
WS_XML_STRING item = WS_XML_STRING_VALUE("Item");
WS_XML_STRING ns = WS_XML_STRING("http://tempuri.org");
WS_ERROR* error = NULL;

// Example 1: Reader on comment, element has specified name and namespace, found argument is not provided
HRESULT hr = WsReadToStartElement(reader, &purchaseOrder, &ns, NULL, error);
// hr = NOERROR, the reader is positioned on <PurchaseOrder>

// Example 2: Reader on comment, element has specified name and namespace, found argument is provided
BOOL found;
HRESULT hr = WsReadToStartElement(reader, &purchaseOrder, &ns, found, error);
// hr = NOERROR, found = TRUE, the reader is positioned on <PurchaseOrder>

// Example 3: Reader on comment, element does not have specified name and namespace, found argument is not provided
HRESULT hr = WsReadToStartElement(reader, &item, &ns, NULL, error);
// hr = WS_E_INVALID_FORMAT, the reader is faulted

// Example 4: Reader on comment, element does not have specified name and namespace, found argument is provided
BOOL found;
HRESULT hr = WsReadToStartElement(reader, &item, &ns, &found, error);
// hr = NOERROR, found = FALSE, the reader is positioned on <PurchaseOrder>

// Example 5: Reader on comment, name and namespace not specified, found argument is provided
BOOL found;
HRESULT hr = WsReadToStartElement(reader, NULL, NULL, &found, error);
// hr = NOERROR, found = TRUE, the reader is positioned on <PurchaseOrder>

// Example 6: Reader on </Item>, name and namespace not specified, found argument is not provided
HRESULT hr = WsReadToStartElement(reader, NULL, NULL, NULL, error);
// hr = WS_E_INVALID_FORMAT, the reader is faulted

// Example 7: Reader on </Item>, name and namespace not specified, found argument is provided
BOOL found;
HRESULT hr = WsReadToStartElement(reader, NULL, NULL, &found, error);
// hr = NOERROR, found = FALSE, the reader is positioned on </Item>

If WsReadToStartElement indicates an element has been found, then WsReadStartElement or WsReadNode may be used to move the reader past the start element into the content of the element.

WsSkipNode may be used to skip the element and all its children leaving the reader positioned on the WS_XML_NODE following the corresponding end element.

This function can fail for any of the reasons listed in WsReadNode.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Windows 7 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform	Windows
Header	webservices.h
Library	WebServices.lib
DLL	WebServices.dll