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Xml TagPath Property Explained

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Demonstrates and explains the TagPath property.

Note: The TagPath property was introduced in Chilkat v9.5.0.77

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C
#include <C_CkXml.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkXml xml;
    BOOL found;
    const char *tagPath;

    success = FALSE;

    xml = CkXml_Create();

    // Load some XML:
    success = CkXml_LoadXml(xml,"<a><bbb><ccc><ddd>1</ddd><ddd><z>zzz</z></ddd><ddd>3</ddd></ccc></bbb></a>");

    printf("%s\n",CkXml_getXml(xml));

    // This is what we have:

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    // <a>
    //     <bbb>
    //         <ccc>
    //             <ddd>1</ddd>
    //             <ddd>
    //                 <z>zzz</z>
    //             </ddd>
    //             <ddd>3</ddd>
    //         </ccc>
    //     </bbb>
    // </a>

    // The TagPath property is read-only property that returns the unique path to the
    // node from the document root.

    // For example:
    found = CkXml_SearchForTag2(xml,xml,"z");
    if (found == TRUE) {
        // We found a node having the tag "z".
        // The TagPath property tells us the location in the document.
        tagPath = CkXml_tagPath(xml);
        printf("%s\n",tagPath);

        // The tagPath is bbb|ccc|ddd[1]|z

        // If we to back to the document root, we can get to the given node via the tagPath.
        CkXml_GetRoot2(xml);
        printf("%s\n",CkXml_tag(xml));
        // The root tag is "a".

        // Follow the tagPath to the "z" node:
        found = CkXml_FindChild2(xml,tagPath);
        printf("found = %d, tag = %s\n",found,CkXml_tag(xml));
        // We are now at "z".

    }



    CkXml_Dispose(xml);

    }