Meta Data Services Programming
IExport::GetXML Method
This method exports the marked objects into the Extensible Markup Language (XML) string.
COM Syntax
HRESULT GetXML(
long Flags
BSTR XML,
);
Parameters
XML [out]
The XML output string.
Flags [in]
Flag values that can be combined in a bitwise OR operation to control the way exported objects are handled in the output. The following table describes the flags.
| Enumerator | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NOOBJID | 1 | If this bit is set, no object identifiers (OBJID) are for the objects being exported. |
| NOHEADER | 2 | If this bit is set, the XML file does not include a transfer header. |
| INDENTATION | 4 | If this bit is set, the system indents XML. |
| UNCLODE | 8 | If this bit is set, the output is Unicode. |
| EXPORTBASE | 16 | If this bit is set, the system exports only base properties and collections. |
Return Value
S_OK indicates successful completion.
An error value indicates that the method failed to complete successfully. For more information, see XML Encoding Errors.
Automation Syntax
In Automation, the GetXML method has the following syntax:
object.GetXML [,Flags]
The GetXML method syntax has the following parts.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| object | An object declared as MSMDCXML.Export. |
| XML | The XML output string. |
| Flags | Flag values that can be combined in a bitwise OR operation to control the way exported objects are handled in the output. This part is declared as long. |