Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) 5.0 for Microsoft Office - SOM Reference

isAbstract Property

Returns a Boolean true or false. If the value is true, the type can appear as the type definition in an element declaration, and can be referenced as an XSI:type attribute in a document. If the value is false, the type cannot appear as the type definition or be referenced as an XSI:type attribute.

[Script]

Implementation Syntax

var bolIsAbstract = oISchemaComplexType.isAbstract;

Parameters

None.

Return Values

bolIsAbstract
A Boolean value. Returns true if the complexType object is abstract.
[Visual Basic]

Implementation Syntax

bolIsAbstract = oISchemaComplexType.isAbstract

Parameters

None.

Return Values

bolIsAbstract
A Boolean value. Returns true if the complexType object is abstract.
[C/C++]

Implementation Syntax

HERESULT get_isAbstract(VARIANT_BOOL* isAbstract);

Parameters

isAbstract [out,retval]
A Boolean value. VARIANT_TRUE if the complex-type is abstract; VARIANT_FALSE if the complex-type is not abstract.

Return Values

S_OK
The value returned if successful.
E_POINTER
The value returned if the isAbstract parameter is NULL.

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See Also

complexType Element

Applies to: ISchemaComplexType Interface