WsGetWriterPosition function (webservices.h)

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 WsGetWriterPosition(
  [in]           WS_XML_WRITER        *writer,
  [out]          WS_XML_NODE_POSITION *nodePosition,
  [in, optional] WS_ERROR             *error
);

Parameters

[in] writer

The writer for which the current position will be obtained.

[out] nodePosition

The current position of the writer is returned here.

[in, optional] error

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