C#

Xml TagPath Property Explained

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Demonstrates and explains the TagPath property. C#

bool success = false;

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

//  Load some XML:
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".

}