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startDocument Method
Receives notification of the beginning of a document. The reader invokes the startDocument method only once.
The startDocument method is invoked before any other methods in the IVBSAXContentHandler interface or in the IVBSAXDTDHandler interface. Only the documentLocator property is invoked before the startDocument method.
Implementation Syntax
Sub startDocument()
Usage Syntax
oContentHandler.startDocument
Return Values
If failed, the ContentHandler raises a trappable error.
Example
The following example uses the startDocument method to set the text property for a text box (Text1) on the main application form (Form1). The new text indicates that the reader has begun reading the document.
Private Sub IVBSAXContentHandler_startDocument()
Form1.Text1.Text = "Starting document." & vbCrLf
End Sub
The startDocument method is invoked before any other methods in the ISAXContentHandler interface or in the ISAXDTDHandler interface, with the exception of the putDocumentLocator method.
Syntax
HRESULT startDocument();
Return Values
- S_OK
- The value returned if successful.
- E_FAIL
- The value returned if the parse operation should be aborted.
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See Also
documentLocator Property (Visual Basic) | endDocument Method | ISAXDTDHandler Interface | putDocumentLocator Method (C/C++)
Applies to: ISAXContentHandler/IVBSAXContentHandler Interface