pugixml - check if node exists or not

Question

I get a child node this way:

pugi::xml_node child = root.child("aaa")

I would like to check if that child node exists. Should I just call child.empty() ?

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– acraig5075, Commented Jun 2, 2021 at 13:19

acraig5075 · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-02 13:30:48Z

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The xml_node class has a logical bool operator overload that allows you to check that it exists by simply calling

if (child) { ... }

and similarly an operator! for checking if it doesn't exist with

if (!child) { ... }

answered Jun 2, 2021 at 13:18

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