XmlDocument.Sel ectNodes()

[PiotrKolodziej]

Hi
I'am using SelectNodes method to find if node followed by string exists, and
if so i going to select that node.

Create doc i such a way:
doc = new XmlDocument();

doc.AppendChild (doc.CreateXmlD eclaration("1.0 ", "UTF-8", null));

docHandle = doc.CreateEleme nt("Base");

doc.AppendChild (docHandle);

After that :

nodes = doc.SelectNodes (path);

IMy xmldocument represents directory structure, and before i add element i
check if each of directories ( dir1\dir2\...di rn ) exists.

Unfortunately 'nodes = doc.SelectNodes (path)' raises an exception 'Invalid
token in path'.

For any help - thanks


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[Michael Nemtsev]

Hello PiotrKolodziej,

Does the Path query finds the node in your XML?
Can u test the query here http://www.activsoftware.com/xml/xpath/ first to
check it u are requesting the right nodes?

P> Hi
P> I'am using SelectNodes method to find if node followed by string
P> exists, and
P> if so i going to select that node.
P> Create doc i such a way:
P> doc = new XmlDocument();
P> doc.AppendChild (doc.CreateXmlD eclaration("1.0 ", "UTF-8", null));
P> docHandle = doc.CreateEleme nt("Base");
P> doc.AppendChild (docHandle);
P> After that :
P> nodes = doc.SelectNodes (path);
P> IMy xmldocument represents directory structure, and before i add
P> element i check if each of directories ( dir1\dir2\...di rn ) exists.
P>
P> Unfortunately 'nodes = doc.SelectNodes (path)' raises an exception
P> 'Invalid token in path'.

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[PiotrKolodziej]

> Does the Path query finds the node in your XML?

Can u test the query here http://www.activsoftware.com/xml/xpath/ first to
check it u are requesting the right nodes?

The node is not always present in XMLdoc. In fact i'am using it in such a
way:
IF the node exists, select the nodes.
Important is that i want to find the node starting from the parent node.

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

PiotrKolodziej <pi************ *@gmail.com> wrote:

I'am using SelectNodes method to find if node followed by string exists, and
if so i going to select that node.
<snip>
Unfortunately 'nodes = doc.SelectNodes (path)' raises an exception 'Invalid
token in path'.

Well, that sounds like it's a problem with the path you're using -
which unfortunately you didn't post.

Could you post a short but complete program which demonstrates the
problem?

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/complete.html for details of
what I mean by that.

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[PiotrKolodziej]

> Well, that sounds like it's a problem with the path you're using -

which unfortunately you didn't post.

Could you post a short but complete program which demonstrates the
problem?

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/complete.html for details of
what I mean by that.

Unfortunatly method is 1k lines and it's hard to get what is important.
Well. I also tought that path might me wrong. It's not.
I checked it for invalid characters and so on.
Now i'am beginning to think that maybe i shouln't use SelectNodes method to
select nodes that doesn't exists.
PK

[PiotrKolodziej]

Anyway here is first ver. of the method:

static private XmlNode checkEgsistance (ref ArrayList mList)

{

string path = null;

XmlNodeList nodes = null, temp = null;

foreach (object var in mList)

{

path += "/" ;

path += var.ToString();

nodes = doc.SelectNodes (path);

if (nodes.Count == 0)

{

toAdd = true;

if (temp != null)

{

return temp.Item(0).Pa rentNode;

}

else

{

return doc;

}

}

temp = nodes;

// Modify mList

mList.Remove(va r);

}

// Never returned

return doc;

}

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

PiotrKolodziej <pi************ *@gmail.com> wrote:

Well, that sounds like it's a problem with the path you're using -
which unfortunately you didn't post.

Could you post a short but complete program which demonstrates the
problem?

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/complete.html for details of
what I mean by that.
Unfortunatly method is 1k lines and it's hard to get what is important.

I don't think so. Most of the method is unlikely to be relevant. The
sample program should probably:

1) Load a piece of XML from a string.
2) Select the nodes from it with a path which is also hard-coded.

I have to say, however, that any method which is 1000 lines long should
really, really be refactored. I don't like having *classes* that long
if I can avoid it...
Well. I also tought that path might me wrong. It's not.
I checked it for invalid characters and so on.
Well, there are plenty of ways in which a path can be invalid other
than invalid characters. It would really help to see it, given that the
exception sounds pretty definite in thinking it's bad.
Now i'am beginning to think that maybe i shouln't use SelectNodes method to
select nodes that doesn't exists.

No, that should be fine.

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[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

PiotrKolodziej <pi************ *@gmail.com> wrote:

Anyway here is first ver. of the method:

static private XmlNode checkEgsistance (ref ArrayList mList)

<snip>

Out of interest, why is that a "ref" parameter? I can't see anything
which modifies the value of the variable (as opposed to the object it
refers to).

See http://www.pobox.com/~skeet/csharp/parameters.html for more
information.

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[PiotrKolodziej]

Out of interest, why is that a "ref" parameter? I can't see anything
which modifies the value of the variable (as opposed to the object it
refers to).

Because i cut from the method what is not important, when i post here.

[PiotrKolodziej]

Thanks everyone. I solved the problem.
The problem was that Xpath family is not accepting white characters: in my
case - spaces.

I was forced to replace spaces with '_'.