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This function returns the number of children an element has. Note that only the direct children are counted and not elements that are further down the element tree.

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  • Method:element:getChildrenCount(...)

Syntax 

int getElementChildrenCount ( element parent )
Required Arguments
  • parent: the parent element

Returns

  • int: value

Returns an int with the number of child elements, or false if the parent element does not exist.

Code Examples

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To get the number of children the 'team1' element has:

<team1 id="red">
    <spawnpoint id="spawnpoint_0" posX="2507.8715820313" posY="2772.6071777344" posZ="10.8203125" rot="270" skin="285"/>
    <spawnpoint id="spawnpoint_1" posX="2508.060546875" posY="2780.3647460938" posZ="10.8203125" rot="270" skin="285"/>
    <spawnpoint id="spawnpoint_2" posX="2508.0053710938" posY="2776.2897949219" posZ="10.8203125" rot="270" skin="285"/>
    <spawnpoint id="spawnpoint_3" posX="2510.6899414063" posY="2778.3745117188" posZ="10.8203125" rot="270" skin="285"/>
</team1>

See Also

Element Functions
Element Events
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