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

isAbstract Property

Returns a Boolean. If the value is true, the element 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 element cannot appear as the type definition or be referenced as an XSI:type attribute.

[Script]

Implementation Syntax

var bolIsAbstract = oISchemaAttribute.isAbstract;

Parameters

None.

Return Values

bolIsAbstract
A Boolean. Indicates whether the schema element object is abstract.
[Visual Basic]

Implementation Syntax

bolIsAbstract = oISchemaAttribute.isAbstract

Parameters

None.

Return Values

bolIsAbstract
A Boolean. Indicates whether the schema element object is abstract.
[C/C++]

Implementation Syntax

HRESULT get_isAbstract(VARIANT_BOOL* isAbstract);

Parameters

isAbstract [out,retval]
A Boolean. The value VARIANT_TRUE is returned if the element is 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

ISchemaItem Interface

Applies to: ISchemaElement Interface