xpath query with more specifications

[C# newbie]

Hi group,

I've written a program which uses this XPath query:

//*[contains(translate(.,\"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\ ",
\"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\"),"SomeString"]

as you better know, it finds and locates "SomeString" under any path within
an xml file.

The thing is that I don't know how to make it ignore those nodes which
have children and focus on nodes that have a text only. Like:

<Parent> ignore
<LastChild>SomeString</LastChild> OK
</Parent> ignore

[Gauthier]

You can use the text() function to evaluate only the text inside your
nodes

this xpath expression show it's use:

//*[contains(text(),'SomeString')]

Hope this helps.

Gauthier Segay

C# newbie wrote:

Hi group,

I've written a program which uses this XPath query:

//*[contains(translate(.,\"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\ ",
\"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\"),"SomeString"]

as you better know, it finds and locates "SomeString" under any path
within an xml file.

The thing is that I don't know how to make it ignore those nodes
which have children and focus on nodes that have a text only. Like:

<Parent> ignore
<LastChild>SomeString</LastChild> OK
</Parent> ignore

[Alex Shirshov]

Hello, C#!
You wrote on Thu, 8 Apr 2004 16:03:58 -0700:

Cn> I've written a program which uses this XPath query:

Cn> //*[contains(translate(.,\"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\ ",
Cn> \"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\"),"SomeString"]

Cn> as you better know, it finds and locates "SomeString" under any path
Cn> within an xml file.

Cn> The thing is that I don't know how to make it ignore those nodes which
Cn> have children and focus on nodes that have a text only.

//*[not(*)][contains(translate(.,\"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\ ",
Cn> \"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\"),"SomeString"]

With best regards, Alex Shirshov.

[C# newbie]

Your answer was great! I don't know how to appreciate you. Thanks was a
great experience.
"Gauthier" <ga********@ifrance.com> wrote in message
news:ua**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

You can use the text() function to evaluate only the text inside your
nodes

this xpath expression show it's use:

//*[contains(text(),'SomeString')]

Hope this helps.

Gauthier Segay

C# newbie wrote:

Hi group,

I've written a program which uses this XPath query:

//*[contains(translate(.,\"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\ ",
\"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\"),"SomeString"]

as you better know, it finds and locates "SomeString" under any path
within an xml file.

The thing is that I don't know how to make it ignore those nodes
which have children and focus on nodes that have a text only. Like:

<Parent> ignore
<LastChild>SomeString</LastChild> OK
</Parent> ignore

[C# newbie]

Hi Alex,

I have received two answers one from you and the other from Gauthier.
However, both work great.
Thank for your great help. It was a huge help which you did.

Again thanks

"Alex Shirshov" <no****@mail.ru> wrote in message
news:ev**************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hello, C#!
You wrote on Thu, 8 Apr 2004 16:03:58 -0700:

Cn> I've written a program which uses this XPath query:

Cn> //*[contains(translate(.,\"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\ ",
Cn> \"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\"),"SomeString"]

Cn> as you better know, it finds and locates "SomeString" under any path
Cn> within an xml file.

Cn> The thing is that I don't know how to make it ignore those nodes which Cn> have children and focus on nodes that have a text only.

//*[not(*)][contains(translate(.,\"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ\ ",
Cn> \"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\"),"SomeString"]

With best regards, Alex Shirshov.