xml.StaxReader.isIgnorableWhitespace

Checks whether the StaxReader cursor points to ignorable whitespace.

Syntax

isIgnorableWhitespace()
  RETURNS INTEGER

Usage

Use this method to check if the StaxReader cursor is pointing to a text node with ignorable whitespace. It returns TRUE if there is ignorable whitespace, FALSE otherwise.

In case of error, the method throws an exception and sets the STATUS variable. Depending on the error, a human-readable description of the problem is available in the SQLCA.SQLERRM register. See Error handling in GWS calls (STATUS).