(C#) Xml TagPath Property Explained

Demonstrates and explains the TagPath property.

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

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Chilkat.Xml xml = new Chilkat.Xml();

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

Debug.WriteLine(xml.GetXml());

// 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:
bool found = xml.SearchForTag2(xml,"z");
if (found == true) {
    // We found a node having the tag "z".
    // The TagPath property tells us the location in the document.
    string tagPath = xml.TagPath;
    Debug.WriteLine(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.
    xml.GetRoot2();
    Debug.WriteLine(xml.Tag);
    // The root tag is "a".

    // Follow the tagPath to the "z" node:
    found = xml.FindChild2(tagPath);
    Debug.WriteLine("found = " + Convert.ToString(found) + ", tag = " + xml.Tag);
    // We are now at "z".

}