xml.StaxReader.hasText

Checks whether the StaxReader cursor points to a node with a text value.

Syntax

hasText()
  RETURNS INTEGER

Usage

Use this method to check if the StaxReader cursor is pointing to a node with a text value. It Returns TRUE if the current XML node has a text value, FALSE otherwise. This method returns TRUE for CHARACTERS, SPACE, CDATA, COMMENT, ENTITY_REFERENCE, and DTD nodes, FALSE for all other nodes.

In case of error, the method throws an exception and sets the STATUS variable. Depending on the error, a human-readable description of the problem is available in the SQLCA.SQLERRM register. See Error handling in GWS calls (STATUS).