Scripting: Something like getElementsByTagName, for specific attribute & value?

[russurquhart1]

Hi,

I am currently using getElementsByTagName to get a DOMnodelist. Is there a way to filter this list further with something like a getElementsByAttribVal(strAttrname, strVal)? I am currently looping though the list i get, to determine which nodes are to be worked on, but was just wondering if anyone had a better command to do this?

Thanks,

Russ

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[Derek Read]

The API getNodesByXPath will allow you to return a list of element nodes that have specific attributes set. Here is an example that tells you how many

elements in your document have an id attribute value:
[code]
// XMetaL Script Language JSCRIPT:
var parasWithId = ActiveDocument.getNodesByXPath(“//p[@id]”);
Application.Alert(parasWithId.length);[/code]

This API returns a DOMNodeList of DOMElement objects. For more information refer to the XMetaL Developer Programmers Guide.

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