SetElement Method (name, value)

Sets the element with the specified 'name' within the current element to the specified 'value'. The behavior of this function is undefined if 'value' is 'null'. Note that this function is not intended for publication of null values; uses SetElementNull(String) instead.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public void SetElement(
	string name,
	string value
)

Public Sub SetElement ( 
	name As String,
	value As String
)

public:
void SetElement(
	String^ name, 
	String^ value
)

Parameters

name (String): The name of the subfield.

value (String): The value to be set.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
InvalidOperationException	The operating stack is empty.
NotFoundException	The schema does not identify a 'name' sub-element of the current sequence or choice element, or the element identified by 'name' has already been set.
NotSupportedException	The current element in the stack.is not a sequence or choice.
InvalidConversionException	'value' cannot be converted to the type specified by the schema for the 'name' sub-element.

Assembly: Bloomberglp.Blpapi (Module: Bloomberglp.Blpapi.dll) Version: 3.7.4.1