The current state of a XML write in a SAX-writer object.
Data type: CHARACTER
Access: Read-only
Applies to: SAX-writer object handle
The default value is SAX-WRITE-IDLE.
The possible values WRITE-STATUS can assume are shown in he following table.
| WRITE-STATUS value | Description |
|---|---|
| SAX-WRITE-IDLE | No writing has occurred. |
| SAX-WRITE-BEGIN | The START-DOCUMENT method has been called and writing has begun. |
| SAX-WRITE-TAG | The writer has written an opening tag. This is the only time that attributes can be inserted with INSERT-ATTRIBUTE and DECLARE-NAMESPACE. |
| SAX-WRITE-ELEMENT | The writer is within an element. |
| SAX-WRITE-CONTENT | The writer has written the content of an element. In other words, the WRITE-CHARACTERS method has been called. |
| SAX-WRITE-COMPLETE | The END-DOCUMENT method has been called and writing is complete. |
| SAX-WRITE-ERROR | The SAX-writer could not start or could not continue. Likely causes
include: SAX-writer could not be loaded, the XML target could not be written to, a
method call fails, etc. This is the status if there is an invalid XML generated while STRICT is TRUE. If the status is SAX-WRITE-ERROR then no attributes can be written and the only method that can be called is RESET. |