xml.StaxReader.isCharacters

Checks whether the StaxReader cursor points to a text node.

Syntax

isCharacters()
  RETURNS INTEGER

Usage

Use this method to check if the StaxReader cursor is pointing to a text node. It returns TRUE if the current XML node is a text node, FALSE otherwise.

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).