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# IDLffXMLDOMText::IsIgnorableWhitespace

Syntax | Return Value | Arguments | Keywords | Version History

The IDLffXMLDOMText::IsIgnorableWhitespace function method indicates whether the text node contains ignorable whitespace.

In order for the parser to distinguish between ignorable and non-ignorable white space, validation must be performed during parsing with a DTD or schema.

## Syntax

Result = Obj->[IDLffXMLDOMText::]IsIgnorableWhitespace()

## Return Value

Returns 1 if the text node contains ignorable whitespace, or 0 if the text node contains whitespace that is not ignorable.

## Arguments

None

## Keywords

None

## Version History

6.1 | Introduced