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# IDLffXMLSAX::StartElement

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The IDLffXMLSAX::StartElement procedure method is called when the parser detects the beginning of an element.

## Syntax

Obj->[IDLffXMLSAX::]StartElement, URI, Local, qName [, attName, attValue]

## Arguments

### URI

A string containing the namespace URI with which the element is associated, if any.

### Local

A string containing the element name with any prefix removed, if the element is associated with a namespace URI. If the element is not associated with a namespace URI, this variable will contain an empty string.

### qName

A string containing the element name found in the XML file.

Note: If the element is associated with a namespace URI, this variable may contain an empty string.

### attrName

A string array representing the names of the attributes associated with the element, if any.

### attrValue

A string array representing the values of each attribute associated with the element, if any. The returned array will have the same number of elements as the array returned in the attrName keyword variable.

## Keywords

None

## Version History

5.6 | Introduced