XBRLGetDefinitionArc Function

GoFiler Legato Script Reference

Legato v 1.4j

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Chapter Eleven — SGML Functions (continued)

XBRLGetDefinitionArc Function

Overview

The XBRLGetDefinitionArc function returns a specified definition arc for the definition linkbase.

Syntax/Parameters

Syntax

string[] = XBRLGetDefinitionArc ( handle hXM, int index );

Parameters

hXM

A handle to an XBRL Object containing taxonomy information.

index

An int specifying the zero-based position of the arc.

Return Value

Returns a string array of definition arc or an empty array on failure. Use the GetLastError function to retrieve a formatted error code.

Remarks

Arcs connect labels to specific elements. The key names are as follows:

Key Name		Description/Comment

Arc Record:
	arcrole	The arcrole attribute.
	context_element	The contextElement attribute.
	from	The from attribute label to the arc. This is the link from the locator to the arc.
	order	The order attribute. Decimal with two places.
	closed	The closed attribute, “true”, “false” or empty string.
	priority	The priority attribute.
	show	The show attribute.
	title	The tittle attribute.
	to	The to attribute as the label used to link the arc to an actual footnote record.
	use	The use attribute.
Control:
	position†	The zero based position within the definition link table.
	s_dx†	Source file DTS index. String is “-1” if not from the DTS.
	s_lx†	Source file linkbase index. String is “-1” if not from the Linkbase List.
	o_sx†	Position in source file.
	o_sy†	Position in source file.
	ref_cnt	Number of arc references.
	arc_flags	A string as a hexadecimal value for the status of the entry.

† This value is not presented in terse mode.

The first arc link can be accessed from the definition link data retrieved by the XBRLGetDefinitionLink or XBRLGetDefinitionLinks functions.

Related Functions

Platform Support

Go13, Go16, GoFiler Complete, GoFiler Corporate, GoFiler, GoFiler Lite, GoXBRL

Legato IDE, Legato Basic

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