xml.StaxReader.isStartElement

Checks whether the StaxReader cursor points to a start element node.

Syntax

isStartElement()
  RETURNS INTEGER

Usage

Use this method to check if the StaxReader cursor is pointing to a start element node. It returns TRUE if the current XML node is a start element 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).