xpath - how to get an element name?

[KathyB]

I'm using the following xpath in .net

//Station[@name="Station1"]/WI/Boards/Board[@sn="12345"][not(@finish)]")

to test if there is a Board element with NO "finish" attribute.

If there is, I need to get the @title of the WI element...but haven't
been able to figure it out yet (and yes, I do user XpathVisualizer!).

Also, how can I test if the above xpath results in no/null nodeset? It
doesn't seem to work for me unless I first set an attribute.value
string to test (e.g., Dim unfinished As String =
n1.Attributes.GetNamedItem("start").Value).

Thanks for any help!

Kathy

[Dimitre Novatchev]

"KathyB" <Ka**********@attbi.com> wrote in message
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I'm using the following xpath in .net

//Station[@name="Station1"]/WI/Boards/Board[@sn="12345"][not(@finish)]")

to test if there is a Board element with NO "finish" attribute.

//Station[@name="Station1"]/WI[Boards/Board[@sn="12345"][not(@finish)"] ]/@t
itle
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Cheers,

Dimitre Novatchev.
http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL

[Dimitre Novatchev]

Kathy,

your problem is that you are not using XSLT.

In XSLT one can use keys to achieve efficiency.

Yes, this may be done just using DOM, but I don't believe you are
masochistic.

Please, read a good book on XSLT and XPath -- you need to really go deep
into these matters. The newsgroups provide answers to random questions. They
are not a substitute for a systematic basic introduction into the
subject-matter.
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Cheers,

Dimitre Novatchev.
http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL
"Kathy Burke" <ka**********@attbi.com> wrote in message
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Thanks, Dimitri,

I was also wondering if I'm doing the following in the most efficient
way:

I actually need to get the @doc of the preceding-sibling station for the
selected WI.

First, I get the preceding station:

//Station[@name="Station2"]/preceding-sibling::Station[1]
(create a varStation string = Station1)

then, I get the WI[@doc] to load as mentioned earlier.

//Station[@name='" & varStation &
"']/WI[Boards/Board[@sn="583730"][not(@finish)]]/@doc

Any way to combine these actions??? Just wondering. Thanks.
Kathy
Kathy

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[Kathy Burke]

Dimitre,

For this purpose, I am NOT using xslt, but xpath within an asp.net
application.

thanks anyway.

Kathy

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