Returns summary information on an XML element.
fxml_getElementInfo(xmlflat.df, elemid)
| xmlflat.df | A flat XML dataframe created with |
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| elemid | The ID of the XML element. The ID is the value of the |
A list with the following elements:
value: The value of the XML element; return value of the fxml_getValue function.
path: A vector representing the path from the root element of the XML element document to the current element. Each XML element on the path is represented by a element of the vector. The vector elements are the names of the XML elements on the path.
depth.level: The depth level (hierarchy level) of the XML element; return value of the fxml_getDepthLevel function.
attributes: A named vector with the attributes of the XML element (vector elements are the attributes' values, names of the vector elements are the attributes' names; return value of the fxml_getAttributesAll function.
parent: The parent of the XML element; return value of the fxml_getParent function.
children: The children of the XML element; return value of the fxml_getChildren function.
siblings: The siblings of the XML element; return value of the fxml_getSiblings function.
fxml_getElement, fxml_getValue, fxml_getDepthLevel, fxml_getAttribute, fxml_getChildren, fxml_getParent, fxml_getSiblings
# Load example file with population data from United Nations Statistics Division # and create flat dataframe example <- system.file("worldpopulation.xml", package="flatxml") xml.dataframe <- fxml_importXMLFlat(example) # Get all relevant information on the XML element with ID 4 (xml.dataframe$elemid. == 4) fxml_getElementInfo(xml.dataframe, 4)#> $value #> [1] "Afghanistan" #> #> $path #> [1] "ROOT" "data" "record" "field" #> #> $depth.level #> [1] 4 #> #> $attributes #> name #> "Country or Area" #> #> $parent #> [1] 3 #> #> $children #> NULL #> #> $siblings #> [1] 5 6 7 8 #>