ChildNodeSuggestions Property

Returns an XMLChildNodeSuggestions collection that represents the list of allowed elements for the Document object (which returns the root elements for all attached schemas) or for the XMLNode object (which returns the child elements of a specified element).

Note  Each XMLChildNodeSuggestion object in a XMLChildNodeSuggestions collection is an item in the list of allowed possible XML elements at the bottom of the XML Structure task pane.

expression.ChildNodeSuggestions

expression    Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Example

The following example loops through the suggestions for the first element selected in the active document and inserts all allowed elements at the insertion point position.

    Sub GetChildNodeSuggestions()
    Dim objSuggestion As XMLChildNodeSuggestion
    Dim objNode As XMLNode
    
    Set objNode = Selection.XMLParentNode
    
    For Each objSuggestion In objNode.ChildNodeSuggestions
        objSuggestion.Insert
        Selection.MoveRight
    Next
End Sub