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'''Parameters''' | '''Parameters''' | ||
{{param|XPath|The XPath expression to evaluate against the XML statblock.}} | {{param|XPath|The XPath expression to evaluate against the XML statblock.}} | ||
{{param|id|The id of the token. Defaults to the Current Token. | {{param|id|The id of the token. Defaults to the Current Token.}} | ||
Returns the requested data. | Returns the requested data. | ||
Revision as of 21:56, 6 March 2019
herolab.XPath() Function
Note: This function can only be used in a Trusted Macro
• Introduced in version 1.5.0
Returns data results based on the passed in XPath expression from the XML statblock. This is a reliable and easier way to get stat data from a character than using regular expression parsing of Text stat blocks.
Usage
herolab.XPath(XPath)
herolab.XPath(XPath, id)Parameters
XPath- The XPath expression to evaluate against the XML statblock.id- The id of the token. Defaults to the Current Token.
Returns the requested data.
Example
Get various values from Hero Lab data (which is in XML).
[race = herolab.XPath('/document/public/character/race/@name')]
[alignment = herolab.XPath('/document/public/character/alignment/@name')]
[improvedInit = herolab.XPath('boolean(/document/public/character/feats/feat[starts-with(@name,"Improved Initiative")])')]Returns:
Human Neutral Good 1