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RE: XPath question (in .NET)

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• Subject: RE: XPath question (in .NET)
• From: Paul Popiel <PaulP@a...>
• Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:04:24 +0800

I have tried this previously, but strangely it only seems to work on the
first attribute.
e.g. searching on 'element' will return both nodes. searching on 'attribute'
(part of value of 2nd attribute in the child node) nothing is returned.

also, i dont want the search to be restricted to just the attribute values,
but the elements xml string as a whole.

-----Original Message-----
From: Carlo Innocenti [mailto:minollo@m...]
Sent: Wednesday, 14 December 2005 9:58 AM
To: Paul Popiel
Cc: xml-dev@l...
Subject: RE:  XPath question (in .NET)



>...
>      <?xml version="1.0"?>
>         <Test Name="Im a parent element">
>                 <Child Name="Im a child element" Attribute="another
>attribute"/>
>         </Test>
>
>...
>      XmlNodeList foundNodes = xmlDoc.SelectNodes("//*[contains(.,
>'element')]");

Your query is matching elements containing "element" in their values; 
but your strings are associated to attributes, not to text nodes. 
Changing the query to:

"//@*[contains(.,'element')]"

...will return two attributes. If you need the elements containing at 
least one attribute which contains that string, then you need:

"//*[contains(@*,'element')]"

...you get the idea.

Minollo
http://www.stylusstudio.com 



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