Element.GetElementAsString Method (String)

ElementGetElementAsString Method (String)

Returns the value of the named sub-element as a string.

Namespace: Bloomberglp.Blpapi
Assembly: Bloomberglp.Blpapi (in Bloomberglp.Blpapi.dll) Version: 3.16.0.1

Syntax

public abstract string GetElementAsString(
	string name
)

Public MustOverride Function GetElementAsString ( 
	name As String
) As String

public:
virtual String^ GetElementAsString(
	String^ name
) abstract

abstract GetElementAsString : 
        name : string -> string

Parameters

name: Type: SystemString
The name of the required sub-element.

Return Value

Type: String
The value of the named sub-element as a string.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotFoundException	The named sub-element does not exist.
InvalidConversionException	The value of the named sub-element cannot be converted to a string.
NotSupportedException	Called on non-complex type.

Remarks

Same as calling GetElement(name). GetValueAsString().

Reference

Element Class

GetElementAsString Overload

Bloomberglp.Blpapi Namespace

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