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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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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

Dim xml As 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>")

System.DebugLog(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:
Dim found As Boolean
found = xml.SearchForTag2(xml,"z")
If (found = True) Then
    // We found a node having the tag "z".
    // The TagPath property tells us the location in the document.
    Dim tagPath As String
    tagPath = xml.TagPath
    System.DebugLog(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 
    System.DebugLog(xml.Tag)
    // The root tag is "a".

    // Follow the tagPath to the "z" node:
    found = xml.FindChild2(tagPath)
    System.DebugLog("found = " + Str(found) + ", tag = " + xml.Tag)
    // We are now at "z".

End If