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Chapter Eleven — SGML Functions (continued)

XBRLGetDefinitionArcs Function

Overview

The XBRLGetDefinitionArcs function returns a table of defined definition arcs for the loaded linkbase.

Syntax/Parameters

Syntax

string[][] = XBRLGetDefinitionArcs ( handle hXM, [int link] );

Parameters

hXM

A handle to an XBRL Object containing taxonomy information.

link

An optional int specifying the zero-based starting position to start returning arcs.

Return Value

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

Remarks

Arcs connect labels to specific elements.

The column 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.

Arc records are set in load order with gaps between link groups. As such, locators can be dumped a complete table or in sections when a arc position is specified.

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

If all arc are requested, there will be null records that delineate the break points in the list between definition links. the arc_flags column will have the XM_ARC_NULL_RECORD bit set.  

Related Functions

XBRLGetDefinitionArc — Returns a specified definition arc.

XBRLGetDefinitionLink — Returns a specified the definition link.

XBRLGetDefinitionLinkCount — Returns the number of items in the definition link table.

XBRLGetDefinitionLinks — Returns all the definition links.

XBRLGetDefinitionLocator — Returns a specified definition locator.

XBRLGetDefinitionLocators — Returns all the definition locators.

XBRLSetOptions — Set processing, data and reporting options.

Platform Support

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

Legato IDE, Legato Basic

 

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