Using XPath with VB.NET - .NET Framework

Kyle Denton

Hi, I have the following XML

<TREENODES>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_1" ID="A1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="A1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="A1_2" />
</TREENODE>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_2" ID="B1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_3" ID="C1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="C1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="C1_2" />
</TREENODE>
....... 'Other XML nodes
</TREENODES>
I have the above XML document (I know that naming of the
nodes are so bad...) I need to find the specific node with
the exact ID, say ID=A1. Now, is it possible to use XPath
to find that node right away without looping thru the
whole thing... I am just curious..
Thanks
Carl

Nov 12 '05 #1

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Sonu Kapoor

Use this xpath expression in the SelectNodes or
SelectSingleNode function.

/TREENODES/TREENODE[@ID='A1']

Sonu Kapoor
blog: http://weblogs.asp.net/sonukapoor/

-----Original Message-----
Hi, I have the following XML

<TREENODES>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_1" ID="A1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="A1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="A1_2" />
</TREENODE>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_2" ID="B1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_3" ID="C1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="C1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="C1_2" />
</TREENODE>
....... 'Other XML nodes
</TREENODES>
I have the above XML document (I know that naming of the
nodes are so bad...) I need to find the specific node withthe exact ID, say ID=A1. Now, is it possible to use XPath
to find that node right away without looping thru the
whole thing... I am just curious..
Thanks
Carl
.

Nov 12 '05 #2

Sonu Kapoor

Use this xpath expression in the SelectNodes or
SelectSingleNode function.

/TREENODES/TREENODE[@ID='A1']

Sonu Kapoor
blog: http://weblogs.asp.net/sonukapoor/

-----Original Message-----
Hi, I have the following XML

<TREENODES>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_1" ID="A1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="A1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="A1_2" />
</TREENODE>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_2" ID="B1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_3" ID="C1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="C1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="C1_2" />
</TREENODE>
....... 'Other XML nodes
</TREENODES>
I have the above XML document (I know that naming of the
nodes are so bad...) I need to find the specific node withthe exact ID, say ID=A1. Now, is it possible to use XPath
to find that node right away without looping thru the
whole thing... I am just curious..
Thanks
Carl
.

Nov 12 '05 #3

Kyle

Thanks Steve, Now. what if the xml now has more than 2
levels that I need to search for? I couldn't use syntax
like "/TREENODES/TREENODE[@ID='A1']" anymore. And I tried
somthing like "//TREENODE[@ID='A1']" but it won't work.
Can you tell me??
<TREENODES>
<TREENODE TEXT="My House" ID="H1">
<TREENODE TEXT="My Garage" ID="G1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_1" ID="A1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="A1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="A1_2" />
</TREENODE>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_2" ID="B1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_3" ID="C1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="C1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="C1_2" />
</TREENODE>
</TREENODE>
</TREENODE>
....... 'Other XML nodes
</TREENODES>

-----Original Message-----
Use this xpath expression in the SelectNodes or
SelectSingleNode function.

/TREENODES/TREENODE[@ID='A1']

Sonu Kapoor
blog: http://weblogs.asp.net/sonukapoor/

-----Original Message-----
Hi, I have the following XML

<TREENODES>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_1" ID="A1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="A1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="A1_2" />
</TREENODE>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_2" ID="B1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_3" ID="C1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="C1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="C1_2" />
</TREENODE>
....... 'Other XML nodes
</TREENODES>
I have the above XML document (I know that naming of the
nodes are so bad...) I need to find the specific node

with
the exact ID, say ID=A1. Now, is it possible to use XPathto find that node right away without looping thru the
whole thing... I am just curious..
Thanks
Carl
.

.

Nov 12 '05 #4

Kyle

-----Original Message-----
Use this xpath expression in the SelectNodes or
SelectSingleNode function.

/TREENODES/TREENODE[@ID='A1']

Sonu Kapoor
blog: http://weblogs.asp.net/sonukapoor/

-----Original Message-----
Hi, I have the following XML

<TREENODES>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_1" ID="A1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="A1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="A1_2" />
</TREENODE>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_2" ID="B1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_3" ID="C1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="C1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="C1_2" />
</TREENODE>
....... 'Other XML nodes
</TREENODES>
I have the above XML document (I know that naming of the
nodes are so bad...) I need to find the specific node

with
the exact ID, say ID=A1. Now, is it possible to use XPathto find that node right away without looping thru the
whole thing... I am just curious..
Thanks
Carl
.

.

Nov 12 '05 #5

Sonu Kapoor

Steve??

You could use an "AND" statement between the xpath's.
Something like this:

/TREENODES/TREENODE[@ID='A1'] AND /TREENODES/TREENODE
[@ID='B1']

Maybe its better to change the XML structure.

Sonu

-----Original Message-----
Thanks Steve, Now. what if the xml now has more than 2
levels that I need to search for? I couldn't use syntax
like "/TREENODES/TREENODE[@ID='A1']" anymore. And I tried
somthing like "//TREENODE[@ID='A1']" but it won't work.
Can you tell me??
<TREENODES>
<TREENODE TEXT="My House" ID="H1">
<TREENODE TEXT="My Garage" ID="G1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_1" ID="A1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="A1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="A1_2" />
</TREENODE>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_2" ID="B1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_3" ID="C1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="C1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="C1_2" />
</TREENODE>
</TREENODE>
</TREENODE>
....... 'Other XML nodes
</TREENODES>

-----Original Message-----
Use this xpath expression in the SelectNodes or
SelectSingleNode function.

/TREENODES/TREENODE[@ID='A1']

Sonu Kapoor
blog: http://weblogs.asp.net/sonukapoor/

-----Original Message-----
Hi, I have the following XML

<TREENODES>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_1" ID="A1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="A1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="A1_2" />
</TREENODE>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_2" ID="B1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_3" ID="C1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="C1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="C1_2" />
</TREENODE>
....... 'Other XML nodes
</TREENODES>
I have the above XML document (I know that naming of thenodes are so bad...) I need to find the specific node

with
the exact ID, say ID=A1. Now, is it possible to useXPathto find that node right away without looping thru the
whole thing... I am just curious..
Thanks
Carl
.

.

.

Nov 12 '05 #6

Sonu Kapoor

-----Original Message-----
Thanks Steve, Now. what if the xml now has more than 2
levels that I need to search for? I couldn't use syntax
like "/TREENODES/TREENODE[@ID='A1']" anymore. And I tried
somthing like "//TREENODE[@ID='A1']" but it won't work.
Can you tell me??
<TREENODES>
<TREENODE TEXT="My House" ID="H1">
<TREENODE TEXT="My Garage" ID="G1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_1" ID="A1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="A1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="A1_2" />
</TREENODE>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_2" ID="B1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_3" ID="C1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="C1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="C1_2" />
</TREENODE>
</TREENODE>
</TREENODE>
....... 'Other XML nodes
</TREENODES>

-----Original Message-----
Use this xpath expression in the SelectNodes or
SelectSingleNode function.

/TREENODES/TREENODE[@ID='A1']

Sonu Kapoor
blog: http://weblogs.asp.net/sonukapoor/

-----Original Message-----
Hi, I have the following XML

<TREENODES>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_1" ID="A1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="A1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="A1_2" />
</TREENODE>
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_2" ID="B1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Car_3" ID="C1">
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_1" ID="C1_1" />
<TREENODE TEXT="Spoilers_2" ID="C1_2" />
</TREENODE>
....... 'Other XML nodes
</TREENODES>
I have the above XML document (I know that naming of thenodes are so bad...) I need to find the specific node

with
the exact ID, say ID=A1. Now, is it possible to useXPathto find that node right away without looping thru the
whole thing... I am just curious..
Thanks
Carl
.

.

.

Nov 12 '05 #7

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