patterns Property
[This feature was only implemented for MSXML 6.0.]
A SchemaStringCollection object is returned. The collection contains the pattern facets defined for the data type being queried.
Each string in the collection is a pattern construction. This construction uses a special regular expression language for its creation. The content value must match this pattern to be considered valid. For more information about the pattern facet, see Data Type Facets.
JScript Syntax
var objPatterns = oISchemaType.patterns;
Parameters
None.
Return Values
objPatterns
An object. A string collection of the pattern facets for the data type.
Example
The following snippet is taken from the Walk the SOM sample application. In this snippet, the patterns collection is retrieved from the ISchemaType object. The patterns collection is an ISchemaStringCollection.
For Each oPattern in oType.patterns
res = res + printTab(t+1) + "<xsd:pattern value='" + opattern + "'/>" + vbNewLine
Next
Visual Basic Syntax
Set objPatterns = oISchemaType.patterns
Parameters
None.
Return Values
objPatterns
An object. A string collection of the pattern facets for the data type.
C/C++ Syntax
HRESULT get_patterns(ISchemaStringCollection** patterns);
Parameters
patterns[out,retval]
An object. A string collection of the pattern facets for the data type.
Return Values
S_OK
The value returned if successful.
E_POINTER
The value returned if patterns parameter is NULL.
E_FAIL
The value returned if something else is wrong.
Note
If the facet is not used, the property will return an empty string collection.
Versioning
Implemented in: MSXML 6.0