xml parsing problem

[Andre]

Hi,

I have a known xml file like:

<Rule Name="Rule01"><Condition><BooleanExp><RelationExp> <Operator>MORE</Operator><Sensor><Name>QoSLevel</Name></Sensor><Constant>99.5</Constant></RelationExp></BooleanExp></Condition><Action><Effector><Name>ACCEPT_SERVICE</Name></Effector></Action></Rule>

How can I navigate in the file and easily access the values (i.e. Constant, Name etc.) without writing overlong xml parsings(something like getElementByName etc.)?
Thanks for any help.

Andre

[Oleg Tkachenko [MVP]]

Andre wrote:

I have a known xml file like:

<Rule Name="Rule01"><Condition><BooleanExp><RelationExp> <Operator>MORE</Operator><Sensor><Name>QoSLevel</Name></Sensor><Constant>99.5</Constant></RelationExp></BooleanExp></Condition><Action><Effector><Name>ACCEPT_SERVICE</Name></Effector></Action></Rule>

How can I navigate in the file and easily access the values (i.e. Constant, Name etc.) without writing overlong xml parsings(something like getElementByName etc.)?
Thanks for any help.

If you don't want to work with it as with XML, deserialize it to object
model you like the most (use XmlSerializer or even DataSet).
Alternatively load XML into XmlDocument and access values via XPath
selections.
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Oleg Tkachenko [XML MVP, XmlInsider]
http://blog.tkachenko.com