Element.GetElement Method (String)

ElementGetElement Method (String)

Note: This API is now obsolete.

Returns the named sub-element, creating it if it doesn't exist and this element is modifiable. Deprecated, use GetElement(Name) instead.

Namespace: Bloomberglp.Blpapi
Assembly: Bloomberglp.Blpapi (in Bloomberglp.Blpapi.dll) Version: 3.19.2.1

Syntax

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[ObsoleteAttribute("Deprecated, use GetElement(Name) instead.")]
public abstract Element GetElement(
	string name
)

<ObsoleteAttribute("Deprecated, use GetElement(Name) instead.")>
Public MustOverride Function GetElement ( 
	name As String
) As Element

public:
[ObsoleteAttribute(L"Deprecated, use GetElement(Name) instead.")]
virtual Element^ GetElement(
	String^ name
) abstract

[<ObsoleteAttribute("Deprecated, use GetElement(Name) instead.")>]
abstract GetElement : 
        name : string -> Element

Parameters

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

Return Value

Type: Element
The named sub-element.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
NotFoundException	The named sub-element is not available.
NotSupportedException	Called on non-sequence.

Remarks

This function looks up the named sub-element. If the name does not exist, then as a convenience this method creates the sub-element (if the element is modifiable) and returns the newly created sub-element.

Reference

Element Class

GetElement Overload

Bloomberglp.Blpapi Namespace