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Chapter ElevenSGML 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

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