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isXMLRoot

Determines whether a function parameter is the root element of an Extended Markup language (XML) document object.

isXMLRoot(value)

returns boolean

Argument Reference

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
value	any	Yes		XML Element

“coldfusionengines” is root element

<cfxml variable="example">
	<coldfusionengines>
		<engine>
			<name>Adobe ColdFusion</name>
		</engine>
		<engine>
			<name>Lucee</name>
		</engine>
		<engine>
			<name>Railo</name>
		</engine>
		<engine>
			<name>Open BlueDragon</name>
		</engine>
	</coldfusionengines>
</cfxml>
<cfscript>
	writeOutput(isXMLRoot(example.coldfusionengines));
</cfscript>

Expected Result: YES

“engine” is child of “coldfusionengines”

<cfxml variable="example">
	<coldfusionengines>
		<engine>
			<name>Adobe ColdFusion</name>
		</engine>
		<engine>
			<name>Lucee</name>
		</engine>
		<engine>
			<name>Railo</name>
		</engine>
		<engine>
			<name>Open BlueDragon</name>
		</engine>
	</coldfusionengines>
</cfxml>
<cfscript>
	writeOutput(isXMLRoot(example.coldfusionengines.engine));
</cfscript>

Expected Result: NO

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