xInfo.getDocNode Method
Retrieves the specified documentation nodes from the AOT.
Syntax
public TreeNode getDocNode(
UtilFileType helpType,
int UtilType,
str Name,
[UtilElementId ParentId,
int Type,
UtilEntryLevel UtilLevel,
boolean ForceLevel,
int Mode,
boolean OldUtil])
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Called
Parameters
- helpType
Type: UtilFileType Enumeration
The documentation node that you want to use.
- UtilType
Type: int
The subnode that you want to use within the helpType node.
- Name
Type: str
The name of the node.
- ParentId
Type: UtilElementId Extended Data Type
The handle for the parent; optional.
- Type
Type: int
The type of node.
- UtilLevel
Type: UtilEntryLevel Enumeration
The layer from which to get the node.
- ForceLevel
Type: boolean
A Boolean value that indicates whether for force a get on the layer that is specified by the UtilLevel parameter.
- Mode
Type: int
Reserved.
- OldUtil
Type: boolean
A Boolean value that indicates whether to retrieve the node from the old AOT in the oldAOT folder.
Return Value
Type: TreeNode Class
A documentation node from the AOT.
Remarks
The possible values for the helpType parameter are values of the UtilFileType system enumeration:
KernelHelp: the System Documentation node
ApplicationHelp: the Application Documentation node
ApplicationCodeDocumentation: the Application Developer Documentation node.
An example value of the utilType parameter is the Functions node within the System Documentation node.
The default value of the ForceLevel parameter is false. If it is set to false, and there is no content in the layer specified, the node will be taken from the next layer below this that does have content. If it is set to true, and there is no content in the layer, the method will return null Nothing nullptr unit a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) .