WsGetWriterPosition function

Returns the current position of the writer. This can only be used on a writer that is set to an XmlBuffer. When writing to a buffer, the position represents the xml node before which new data will be placed.

Syntax

HRESULT WINAPI  WsGetWriterPosition(
  _In_     WS_XML_WRITER*        writer,
  _Out_    WS_XML_NODE_POSITION* *nodePosition,
  _In_opt_ WS_ERROR*             error
);

Parameters

writer [in]

The writer for which the current position will be obtained.

nodePosition [out]

The current position of the writer is returned here.

error [in, optional]

Specifies where additional error information should be stored if the function fails.

Return value

This function can return one of these values.

Remarks

See WS_XML_NODE_POSITION for more information on using positions.

It may be useful to call WsWriteEndStartElement to force an element to be committed before obtaining the position.

Requirements