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4/8/2010

Checks if the node that is passed is contained in the current collection.

Script Syntax

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objXMLDOMNode = objXMLDOMSelection.matches(
objXMLDOMNode);

Remarks

C/C++ Syntax

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HRESULT matches(
  IXMLDOMNode* 
pNode,
  IXMLDOMNode** 
ppNode
);

Remarks

C/C++ Parameters

pNode

[in] The node that is passed in.

ppNode

[out, retval] Boolean result.

C/C++ Return Values

S_OK

Value returned if method successful.

E_INVALIDARG

Value returned if pNode=NULL.

An error for cases that are not allowed, as outlined in the Extensible Stylesheet Language (XSL) specification (applied to ID, IDREF, and Ancestor).

Requirements

Header msxml2.h, msxml2.idl
Library uuid.lib
Windows Embedded CE Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later

General Remarks

When matchesis called with node A, it returns node B such that if B was set as the context on a query, A is in the result set of the query. If no such B node is found, matchesreturns Null.

The matchesmethod does not take into account the current context of the query.

This method applies to the following objects and interfaces:

IXMLDOMSelection